Computer programming is a skill that can bring great enjoyment from the creativity involved in designing and implementing a solution to a problem. This classroom-tested and easy-to-follow textbook teaches the reader how to program using Python, an accessible language which can be learned incrementally. Through an extensive use of examples and practical exercises, students will learn to recognize and apply abstract patterns in programming, as well as how to inspect the state of a program using a debugger tool.
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This hands-on textbook for active learning in the classroom will enable undergraduates in computer science to develop the necessary skills to begin developing their own programs. It employs Python as the introductory language due to the wealth of support available for programmers.
Dr. Kent D. Lee is Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Department of Computer Science at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, USA. He is the author of the successful Springer textbook, Programming Languages: An Active Learning Approach.
This easy-to-follow textbook teaches the reader how to program using Python. Using examples and practical exercises, readers will learn to recognize and apply abstract patterns in programming, and how to inspect the state of a program using a debugger tool.
Kent D. Lee
Programming Python Software Engineering
From the reviews:
“Phython’s recent gain in popularity, this new work is timely. Though intended primarily as a textbook for introductory programming classes, it will work well as a guide to self-teaching. … The writing is clear and succinct; the choice of topics is excellent; and the examples work well. By introducing the Tkinter graphical user interface kit, the book does much to help readers work with interesting programs without the need for another book. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Students of all levels, professionals/practitioners, and general readers.” (S. L. Tanimoto, Choice, Vol. 48 (9), May, 2011)
“This book follows a classical Kernighan-Ritchie-style approach … . Each chapter concludes with review questions, exercises, and solutions for practice problems--all making this book applicable for self-study. Overall, this is a fine book. … a well-written, well-structured, self-contained modern introduction to programming with an important platform-independent language.” (Klaus Galensa, ACM Computing Reviews, December, 2011)