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 1418836532
- ISBN13 9781418836535
- Publish Date 3 February 2006
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
- Imprint Course Technology Inc
- Edition 4th Revised ed.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 719
- Language English