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5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent compendium of computer science, October 17, 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: Great Ideas in Computer Science - 2nd Edition: A Gentle Introduction (Paperback)
I bought this book because it was a requirement for a course that I took. I didn't expect such depth of exposition and treatment of the subject, and, at the same time, a presentation in a language completely accessible to students from different, not strictly computer science related backgrounds. The approach is definitely a scientific one but not such that scares away the reader. What I also like about the book is the choice and treatment of the topics it presents. The author has given key ideas from the theory and application of computer science in both classic and contemporary areas covering almost everything significant. If you don't need very rigorous mathematical exposure when taking your first steps to the field of computer science, but still don't want to have your intelligence insulted by reading second-hand texts, this is definitely the book for you.
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