This new edition of Invitation to Computer Science follows the breadth-first guidelines recommended by CC2001 to teach computer science topics from the ground up. The authors begin by showing that computer science is the study of algorithms, the central theme of the book, then move up the next five levels of the hierarchy: hardware, virtual machine, software, applications, and ethics. Utilizing rich pedagogy and a consistently engaging writing style, Schneider and Gersting provide students with a solid grounding in theoretical concepts, as well as important applications of computing and information technology. A laboratory manual and accompanying software is available as an optional bundle with this text.
- ISBN10 1418836540
- ISBN13 9781418836542
- Publish Date 3 February 2006 (first published 6 February 2004)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 July 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
- Imprint Course Technology Inc
- Edition 3rd Revised ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 720
- Language English