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Invitation to Computer Science

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Cengage Learning, Jul 1, 2009 - Computers - 624 pages
This revision of Schneider and Gersting's bestselling text now offers a more flexible approach to the CS0 course. The text still features a solid introduction to programming concepts, but the language-specific material has been moved online and expan
  

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Excellent section on computer ethics. Thought this was a very solid textbook. I'd consider keeping it if I still gave a crap about computers. Read full review

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Contents

The Algorithmic Foundations of Computer Science
36
The Hardware World
126
The Virtual Machine
236
The Software World
356
Applications
532
Social Issues in Computing
642
Answers to Practice Problems
673
Index
699
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About the author (2009)

G. Michael Schneider is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota and a Visiting Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University in New York. His interests include parallel processing, computer networks, and computer science education. He has written textbooks on software development, data structures, computer organization, and a breadth-first overview of computer science. Schneider was a member of the committee that authored the ACM/IEEE Computing Curriculum 2001. He has received Fulbright Grants to teach computer science curriculum development in Mauritius, Malaysia, Nepal and Mongolia.

Judith Gersting is a Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Hawaii at Hilo and at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, where she now teaches part-time. Gersting has written a number of college textbooks. Her areas of specialization include theoretical computer science and computer science education.

Keith Miller is a journalist, reviewer, and lecturer living in London.

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