Python for Rookies: A First Course in Programming

ISBN-13: 9781844807017 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 478 str.

Sarah Mount

Opis

Helps students learn how to program using the Python language. This book covers programming from small script-style applications to larger pieces of software. It focuses on problem-solving.

Spis treści

1. Getting Started 2. The Fundamentals 3. Controlling the Flow 4. Structuring State 5. Functionally Modular 6. Classy Objects 7. Inheriting Class 8. Filing Things Away 9. Testing, Testing 10. Algorithms and Data Structures 11. Threading the Code 12. The Life of the Game 13. PyGames Appendices Index

O autorze

Sarah Mount developed and began delivering introductory programming courses in Python at Coventry University in 2005. A passionate believer in the language, she has continued to deliver Python programming courses since becoming Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton in October 2007. Russel Winder began teaching programming, software engineering, and human computer interaction in 1983 at University College London. From 1996 to 2001 he was Professor of Computing Science at King's College London (KCL), where he continued to teach programming. Since 2005, Russel has been working as a consultant, analyst, author and trainer, focusing on the programming languages Java, Python and Groovy. James Shuttleworth first began to use Python during his time as a Tutorial Assistant at Coventry University. In 2005 he became a Lecturer in Computer Science and was given the responsibility of developing a new programming module. He has since become Senior Lecturer and continues to teach programming using Python.