Practical Programming, 2nd Edition--New from Pragmatic Bookshelf

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Practical Programming, 2nd Edition--New from Pragmatic Bookshelf
An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python 3
 
Raleigh, NC--Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python 3 (Pragmatic
Bookshelf, $38 paperback, $25 ebook) is for anyone who wants to understand computer programming.
You'll learn to program in a language that's used in millions of smartphones, tablets, and PCs.
You'll code along with the book, writing programs to solve real-world problems as you learn the
fundamentals of programming using Python 3. You'll learn about design, algorithms, testing, and
debugging, and come away with all the tools you need to produce quality code.
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In this second edition, the authors have updated almost all the material, incorporating the lessons
learned over the past five years of teaching Python to people new to programming.

You don't need any programming experience to get started. First, you'll get a detailed introduction
to Python and to programming. You'll find out exactly what happens when your programs are executed.
Through real-world examples, you'll learn how to work with numbers, text, big data sets, and files.
Then you'll see how to create and use your own data types.

The incremental examples show you the steps and missteps that happen while developing programs, so
you know what to expect when you tackle a problem on your own. Inspired by "How to Design Programs"
(HtDP), you'll learn a six-step recipe for designing functions, which helps you as you start to
learn the concepts--and becomes an integral part of writing programs by the end.

As you learn to use the fundamental programming tools in the first half of the book, you'll see how
to document and organize your code so that you and other programmers can more easily read and
understand it. Beyond the basics, you'll learn how to ensure that your programs are reliable, and
how to work with databases, download data from the web automatically, and build user interfaces.
Most importantly, you'll learn how to think like a professional programmer.

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About the Authors
Paul Gries has been teaching in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto for
more than 15 years. During his time at UofT, Paul has won numerous teaching awards, including
UofT's most prestigious teaching award and an Ontario-wide teaching award. Paul has also
co-authored two textbooks, has been a leader in departmental curriculum design and renewal, and,
with Jen, got to teach Python to tens of thousands of students in a MOOC.

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Jennifer Campbell is a senior lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of
Toronto. Over the past 10 years, Jen's primary focus has been on teaching and curriculum design of
introductory courses. Jen is involved in several projects exploring student experiences in
introductory computer science courses and the factors that contribute to success, including the
effectiveness of the inverted classroom.

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Jason Montojo is a research officer at the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
at the University of Toronto, where he develops scientific software for the Cytoscape and GeneMANIA
projects. He has a strong interest in teaching computer science and frequently mentors students for
Google's Summer of Code program.

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Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including: code, errata, discussions, full table of contents,
excerpts from the book and more, see the catalog page for Practical Programming (2nd edition): An
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Practical Programming, 2nd Edition
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Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
By Paul Gries, Jennifer Campbell, Jason Montojo
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