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Computer Science: An Overview, 12th Edition
- By Glenn Brookshear, Dennis Brylow
- Published Apr 1, 2014 by Pearson.
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Features
Develop a Practical, Realistic Understanding of Computer Science
- An overview of each of the important areas of Computer Science (e.g. Networking, OS, Computer Architecture, Algorithms) provides students with a general level of proficiency for future courses.
- Ethical and legal aspects of areas such as Internet security, software engineering, and database technology bring to light what students should know to be safe and responsible users of technology.
- NEW: In addition to the new Python content, virtually every chapter has seen revisions, updates, and corrections from the previous editions.
Use Python to prepare students for future courses
- NEW: The syntax in the book is now presented using Python–a language that students may use in a subsequent course.
- Python has seen a sharp increase in its usage for introductory computer science courses. It isparticularly popular for introductory courses for non-majors, and has wide acceptance in other STEM fields such as physics and biology as the language of choice for computational science applications.
- Focusing on Python provides programming tools for exploration and experimentation.
- NEW: Python constructs are used to reinforce computer science concepts.In the earliest chapters, the supplementary Python sections are labeled optional. By chapter five, the previous editions' Pascal-like notation is replaced with Python and Python-flavored pseudocode.
- Chapter 1 touches on Python syntax for representing data — integers, floats, ASCII and Unicode strings, etc.
- Chapter 2 touches on Python operations that closely mirror the machine primitives discussed throughout the rest of the chapter.
- Conditionals, loops and functions are introduced in Chapter 5, at the time that those constructs are needed to devise a sufficiently complete pseudocode for describing algorithms.
Fit your Course Preferences
- A flexible organization and presentation begins with concrete subjects and evolves into more abstract subjects.
- Individual chapters are independent and can be covered in an order that fits course preferences.
- C++ and Java lab manuals are available for those instructors who want to focus on a particular language.
Reinforce Core Concepts
- More than 1000 Questions and Exercises, Chapter Review Problems, and Social Issues questions give students the opportunity to apply the concepts just learned.
Support Learning with Student Resources
Each new text comes with a bound-in access card for six months of prepaid access to the book’s robust Companion Website www.pearsonhighered.com/brookshear. The subscription provides full access to all student support areas, including:
- Chapter-by-chapter activities that extend topics in the text and provide opportunities to explore related topics.
- Laboratory manuals that teach the rudiments of C++ and Java in a context compatible with the text.
- Self-assessment quizzes for each chapter that help readers rethink the material covered in the text.
Description
- Copyright 2015
- Dimensions: 8" x 10"
- Pages: 640
- Edition: 12th
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-13-376006-5
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-376006-4
Computer Science: An Overview is intended for use in the Introduction to Computer Science course. It is also suitable for all readers interested in a breadth-first introduction to computer science.
Computer Science uses broad coverage and clear exposition to present a complete picture of the dynamic computer science field. Accessible to students from all backgrounds, Glenn Brookshear and Dennis Brylow encourage the development of a practical, realistic understanding of the field. An overview of each of the important areas of Computer Science provides students with a general level of proficiency for future courses. This new edition incorporates an introduction to the Python programming language into key chapters.
Teaching and Learning Experience
This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience–for you and your students. It will help:
- Develop a Practical, Realistic Understanding of Computer Science: An overview of each of the important areas of Computer Science prepares students for future courses.
- Fit your Course Preferences: Individual chapters are independent and can be covered in an order that suits your course.
- Use Python to prepare students for future courses: A new focus on Python provides programming tools for exploration and experimentation.
- Reinforce Core Concepts: More than 1000 Questions and Exercises, Chapter Review Problems, and Social Issues questions give students the opportunity to apply concepts.
- Support Learning with Student Resources: The Companion Website www.pearsonhighered.com/brookshear features resources that enhance learning.
Sample Content
Table of Contents
Chapter 0 Introduction
0.1 The Role of Algorithms
0.2 The History of Computing
0.3 An Outline of Our Study
0.4 The Overarching Themes of Computer Science
Chapter 1 Data Storage
1.1 Bits and Their Storage
1.2 Main Memory
1.3 Mass Storage
1.4 Representing Information as Bit Patterns
*1.5 The Binary System
*1.6 Storing Integers
*1.7 Storing Fractions
*1.8 Data and Programming
*1.9 Data Compression
*1.10 Communication Errors
Chapter 2 Data Manipulation
2.1 Computer Architecture
2.2 Machine Language
2.3 Program Execution
*2.4 Arithmetic/Logic
*2.5 Communicating with Other Devices
*2.6 Programming Data Manipulation
*2.7 Other Architectures
Chapter 3 Operating Systems
3.1 The History of Operating Systems
3.2 Operating System Architecture
3.3 Coordinating the Machine’s Activities
*3.4 Handling Competition Among Processes
3.5 Security
Chapter 4 Networking and the Internet
4.1 Network Fundamentals
4.2 The Internet
4.3 The World Wide Web
*4.4 Internet Protocols
4.5 Security
Chapter 5 Algorithms
5.1 The Concept of an Algorithm
5.2 Algorithm Representation
5.3 Algorithm Discovery
5.4 Iterative Structures
5.5 Recursive Structures
5.6 Efficiency and Correctness
Chapter 6 Programming Languages
6.1 Historical Perspective
6.2 Traditional Programming Concepts
6.3 Procedural Units
6.4 Language Implementation
6.5 Object-Oriented Programming
*6.6 Programming Concurrent Activities
*6.7 Declarative Programming
Chapter 7 Software Engineering
7.1 The Software Engineering Discipline
7.2 The Software Life Cycle
7.3 Software Engineering Methodologies
7.4 Modularity
7.5 Tools of the Trade
7.6 Quality Assurance
7.7 Documentation
7.8 The Human-Machine Interface
7.9 Software Ownership and Liability
Chapter 8 Data Abstractions
8.1 Basic Data Structures
8.2 Related Concepts
8.3 Implementing Data Structures
8.4 A Short Case Study
8.5 Customized Data Types
8.6 Classes and Objects
*8.7 Pointers in Machine Language
Chapter 9 Database Systems
9.1 Database Fundamentals
9.2 The Relational Model
*9.3 Object-Oriented Databases
*9.4 Maintaining Database Integrity
*9.5 Traditional File Structures
9.6 Data Mining
9.7 Social Impact of Database Technology
Chapter 10 Computer Graphics
10.1 The Scope of Computer Graphics
10.2 Overview of 3D Graphics
10.3 Modeling
10.4 Rendering
*10.5 Dealing with Global Lighting
10.6 Animation
Chapter 11 Artificial Intelligence
11.1 Intelligence and Machines
11.2 Perception
11.3 Reasoning
11.4 Additional Areas of Research
11.5 Artificial Neural Networks
11.6 Robotics
11.7 Considering the Consequences
Chapter 12 Theory of Computation
12.1 Functions and Their Computation
12.2 Turing Machines
12.3 Universal Programming Languages
12.4 A Noncomputable Function
12.5 Complexity of Problems
*12.6 Public-Key Cryptography
Appendices
A ASCII
B Circuits to Manipulate Two's Complement Representations
C A Simple Machine Language
D High-Level Programming Languages
E The Equivalence of Iterative and Recursive Structures
F Answers to Questions and Exercises
Index
*Asterisks indicate suggestions for optional sections.