Invitation To Computer Science

This new edition of Invitation to Computer Science follows the breadthfirstguidelines recommended by CC2001 to teach computer science topics from theground up. ... » 

This new edition of Invitation to Computer Science follows the breadthfirstguidelines recommended by CC2001 to teach computer science topics from theground up. The authors begin by showing that computer science is the study ofalgorithms the central theme of the book then move up the next five levels ofthe hierarchy hardware virtual machine software applications and ethics.Utilizing rich pedagogy and a consistently engaging writing style Schneiderand Gersting provide students with a solid grounding in theoretical conceptsas well as important applications of computing and information technology. Alaboratory manual and accompanying software is available as an optional bundlewith this text. «