A presentation of the central and basic concepts, techniques, and tools of computer science, with the emphasis on presenting a problem-solving approach and on providing a survey of all of the most important topics covered in degree programmes. Scheme is used throughout as the programming language and the author stresses a functional programming approach to create simple functions so as to obtain the desired programming goal. Such simple functions are easily tested individually, which greatly helps in producing programs that work correctly first time. Throughout, the author aids to writing programs, and makes liberal use of boxes with "Mistakes to Avoid." Programming examples include: * abstracting a problem; * creating pseudo code as an intermediate solution; * top-down and bottom-up design; * building procedural and data abstractions; * writing progams in modules which are easily testable. Numerous exercises help readers test their understanding of the material and develop ideas in greater depth, making this an ideal first course for all students coming to computer science for the first time.
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This review is from: Exploring Computer Science with Scheme (Undergraduate Texts in Computer Science) (Hardcover)
I was a former teaching assistant this past summer for a lower division computer science course at UC Berkeley. We used this book as our primary text. From several semesters of teaching introductory computer science courses I can say that this book has proven to be an indispensible item for me. Ranging from concise writing to thought provoking questions, it is an excellent introduction to future computer scientists. I recommend this to anyone.
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The first part of this book will give the basic programming `how to' knowledge: Common abstractions and basic program design.The second part introduces Computer Science and will show you what others have been doing with the techniques explained in the first part. It will give a panoramic view of modern CS: databases, operating systems, artificial intelligence, compilers, `soft-computing', etc... Only the chapter on compilers seems a bit confusing, everything else is clearly explained. You won't need a good background in maths to follow it.
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If you are new to Scheme, this book might be a great source for you. Exploring Computer Science with Scheme, by Oliver Grillmeyer (Springer)is an introductory programming book for people who want to learn more about scheme.
If you want to challenge yourself at more advanced level, I would recommend you to read Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP) from MIT. [...]
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car setl, cdr setl, cdr path, delete statel, earthquake shaking bricks, pabst lager, unconstrained join, dotted lists, condition rulel, fire burning twigs, test list list, first cons cell, test list number, tax given income, first expr, cons func, puffing straw, aretha franklin tunes, final return value, lookahead token, global variable number, brew relation, new cons cells, min income, attribute name list Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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A computer can be defined as a machine capable of performing a set of well-defined functions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
car setl, cdr setl, cdr path, delete statel, earthquake shaking bricks, pabst lager, unconstrained join, dotted lists, condition rulel, fire burning twigs, test list list, first cons cell, test list number, tax given income, first expr, cons func, puffing straw, aretha franklin tunes, final return value, lookahead token, global variable number, brew relation, new cons cells, min income, attribute name list Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Additional Reading, Blue Whale, Historical Background, New York, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall, San Francisco, Avoid Don't, Andy Narell, Pat Metheny, Problem Abstraction, Brickskeller Liberty Wash, Did Sam, First Circle, Forcing Exits, Sequencing Through Nested Lists, The Hammer, The Handbook of Artificial Intelligence, World Wide Web, Avoid Remember, Los Altos, Miscellaneous List Functions, Sam Smith, Von Neumann, William Kaufman Inc New!
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