An Invitation to Computer Science: Java Version, 3rd Edition

by G. Michael Schneider, Judith L. Gersting

This new edition of Invitation to Computer Science follows the breadth-first guidelines recommended by CC2001 to teach computer science topics from the ground up. The authors begin by showing that computer science is the study of algorithms, the central theme of the book, then move up the next five levels of the hardware, virtual machine, software, applications, and ethics. Utilizing rich pedagogy and a consistently engaging writing style, Schneider and Gersting provide students with a solid grounding in theoretical concepts, as well as important applications of computing and information technology. A laboratory manual and accompanying software is available as an optional bundle with this text.

Genres: Textbooks

768 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Jacob R]

Basic but easy-to-follow introduction. Dated for today but still applicable.