Fundamentals Of Python: First Programs 3rd Edition

By (author) Lambert, Kenneth
Description:
Lambert''s FUNDAMENTALS OF PYTHON: FIRST PROGRAMS, 3rd EDITION, uses an easygoing, conversational writing style to introduce programming and problem solving to students from all types of backgrounds. This edition is designed so that the program examples gradually transition from simple snippets to realistic applications. These applications include graphics, image processing, graphical user interfaces and data visualization.
Table of contents:
1. Introduction. 2. Data Types and Expressions. 3. Control Statements. 4. Strings and Text Files. 5. Lists and Dictionaries. 6. Design with Functions. 7. Design with Recursion. 8. Simple Graphics and Image Processing. 9. Graphical User Interfaces. 10. Design with Classes. 11. Data Analysis and Visualization. 12. Network Applications and Client/Server Programming. 13. Searching, Sorting, and Complexity. Appendices. Glossary. Index.
Biographical note:
Kenneth A. Lambert is Professor of Computer Science and Head of the Department at Washington and Lee University. He has taught programming language design for 25 years and has been an active researcher in computer science education. Lambert has co-authored a series of introductory C++ textbooks with Douglas Nance and Thomas Naps and a series of introductory Java textbooks with Martin Osborne, and is the author of an introductory Python textbook. He is also the co-creator of the BreezySwing framework and is the creator of the breezypythongui framework.