Introduction to Computer Science: Great Ideas and Java Programming: Great Ideas and Java Programming

Author: AlanW. Biermann
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: This book introduces the main branches of the computer science discipline in an easy-to-understand language, elaborating on some core ideas and research methods of the field. It also covers aspects of programming methodology using the Java language. The book attempts to condense and refine complex and profound subject content into an easily comprehensible form, illustrating key concepts through examples to help students grasp the fundamental ideas and methods of the discipline. The main content includes: the World Wide Web; Java language programming; numerical computers and functions; top-down programming, subroutines, and database applications; graphics processing, classes, and objects; computer description; software engineering; computer architecture; program language translation; computer virtual environments; computer security; computer communication; program execution time; parallel computing; uncomputability; artificial intelligence, and more.