Connecting with Computer Science

By Marcus Weeks

Book Overview

Designed for beginning computer science students, this text engages students by relating core topics to their real-world applications. The text is written in a comfortable, informal manner, and light humor is used throughout the text to maintain interest and enhance learning. A robust CD containing labs and other interactive material is available with each copy of the text. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 061921290X
• ISBN13: 9780619212902
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Course Technology
• Length: 662 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

My selection for a textbook the next time I teach a course in the fundamentals of computing for comp

During my career, I have taught beginning computer course across the spectrum from classes that are a basic introduction to how a computer is used to those that cover the fundamentals of computing for prospective computer science majors. This book is at the later end of that spectrum. The coverage delves into some of the basic principles of computing; there are segments of source code in assembly all the way through Java...

Computer Science is fun!

I had to buy this for school and it was actually one of the only textbooks I have somewhat enjoyed reading. In the beginning of every chapter, there is a section called the "lighter side of the lab" and it always made me giggle a little. I learned a lot from this book and I definitely recommend it to anyone interested in the basics of your computer "under the hood".