Starting Out with Python

United States Edition

Tony Gaddis (Autor)

Media-Kombination

504 Seiten

2008
Pearson
978-0-321-53711-9 (ISBN)

Infos

In Starting Out with PythonTM, Tony Gaddis’ evenly paced, accessible coverage introduces students to the basics of programming and prepares them to transition into more complicated languages. Python, an easy-to-learn and increasingly popular object-oriented language, allows readers to become comfortable with the fundamentals of programming without the troublesome syntax that can be challenging for novices. With the knowledge acquired using Python, students gain confidence in their skills and learn to recognize the logic behind developing high-quality programs.

Starting Out with Python discusses control structures, functions, arrays, and pointers before objects and classes. As with all Gaddis texts, clear and easy-to-read code listings, concise and practical real-world examples, detail-oriented explanations, and an abundance of exercises appear in every chapter. This text is intended for a one-semester introductory programming course for students with limited programming experience.

Autor

Tony Gaddis is the author of the Starting Out withseries including Starting Out with Alice, C++, Java™, Visual Basic® 2008, Programming Logic & Design, and Python®. Visit the Gaddis Books website for more information on Gaddis’ titles. Gaddis teaches computer science courses at Haywood Community College in North Carolina. He previously taught programming for several corporations and government agencies, including NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Gaddis is a highly acclaimed instructor who was selected as the North Carolina Community College "Teacher of the Year" in 1994, and who received the Teaching Excellence award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development in 1997.

Inhalt

Part I: Programming Fundamentals
Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers and Programming
Chapter 2: Input, Processing, and Output
Chapter 3: Simple Functions
Chapter 4: Decision Structures and Boolean Logic
Chapter 5: Repetition Structures
Chapter 6: Value-Returning Functions and Modules

Part II: Using Objects to Perform Tasks
Chapter 7: Files and Exceptions
Chapter 8: Working with Strings, Lists, and Dictionaries

Part III: Object-Oriented Programming
Chapter 9: Classes and Object-Oriented Programming
Chapter 10: Inheritance

Part IV: Advanced Topics
Chapter 11: Recursion
Chapter 12: GUI Programming

Appendixes
Appendix A: Installing Python
Appendix B: Introduction to IDLE
Appendix C: The ASCII Character Set
Appendix D: Answers to Checkpoint Questions

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.4.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 252 x 202 mm
• Gewicht: 906 g
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Programmiersprachen / -werkzeuge
• ISBN-10: 0-321-53711-4 / 0321537114
• ISBN-13: 978-0-321-53711-9 / 9780321537119
• Zustand: Neuware