Programming and Problem Solving: An Introduction to Computer Science

By David a Freitag

Warning: This is not a normal textbook. This textbook introduces the first-semester student to computer science and what they need to know to solve problems and code solutions. Nothing extra. It demonstrates how to solve computational problems by focusing on organizing thoughts, performing structured thinking, following standard problem solving techniques, and paying attention to the details. The student will learn to generalize patterns and algorithms in solving a variety of problems using computational thinking. Everyone should have the opportunity to learn computational thinking and how to solve computational problems by focusing on organizing their thoughts, performing structured thinking, following known problem-solving techniques, and paying attention to the details. All students should have the opportunity to learn to generalize patterns and algorithms to solve a variety of computational problems using computational thinking techniques. To facilitate that goal, this textbook demonstrates how to think about a problem before writing one line of code. By following the patterns and examples, students will be able to write decent code almost immediately after finishing this book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1693417669
• ISBN13: 9781693417665
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"