Incluye indices

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author

1 Introduction
1.1 What Is Computer Science?
1.2 Computer Algorithms
1.3 Computer Hardware
1.4 Computer Software
1.5 The Process of Computational Problem Solving
1.6 The Python Programming Language
1.7 A First Program--Calculating the Drake Equation

2 Data and Expressions
2.1 Literals
2.2 Variables and Identifiers
2.3 Operators
2.4 Expressions and Data Types
2.5 Age in Seconds Program

3 Control Structures
3.1 What Is a Control Structure?
3.2 Boolean Expressions (Conditions)
3.3 Selection Control
3.5 Calendar Month Program

4 Lists
4.1 List Structures
4.2 Lists (Sequences) in Python
4.3 Iterating Over Lists (Sequences) in Python
4.4 More on Python Lists
4.5 Calendar Year Program

5 Functions
5.1 Program Routines
5.2 More on Functions
5.3 Credit Card Calculation Program

6 Objects and Their use
6.1 Software Objects
6.2 Turtle Graphics
6.3 Horse Race Simulation Program

7 Modular Design
7.1 Modules
7.2 Top-Down Design
7.3 Python Modules
7.3.1 What Is a Python Module?
7.4 Calendar Year Program (function version)

8 Text Files
8.1 What Is a Text File?
8.2 Using Text Files
8.3 String Processing
8.4 Exception Handling
8.5 Cigarette Use/Lung Cancer Correlation Program

9 Dictionaries and Sets
9.1 Dictionary Type in Python
9.2 Set Data Type
9.3 A Food Co-op's Worker Scheduling Simulation

10 Object-Oriented Programming
10.1 What Is Object-Oriented Programming?
10.2 Encapsulation
10.3 Inheritance
10.4 Polymorphism
10.5 Object-Oriented Design using UML
10.6 Vehicle Rental Agency Program

11 Recursion
11.1 Recursive Functions
11.2 Recursive Problem Solving
11.3 Iteration vs. Recursion
11.4 Towers of Hanoi

12 Computing and Its Developments
12.1 The Concept of a Programmable Computer
12.2 Developments Leading to Electronic Computing
12.3 The Early Groundbreakers
12.4 The First Commercially Available Computers
12.5 Transistorized Computers
12.6 The Development of High-Level Programming Languages
12.7 The Development of the Integrated Circuit (1958)
12.8 Mainframes, Minicomputers, and Supercomputers
12.9 The Rise of the Microprocessor
12.10 The Dawn of Personal Computing
12.11 The Development of Wide Area Networks
12.12 The Development of Local Area Networks (LANs)
12.13 The Development of the Internet and World Wide Web

Appendix
Index

El libro se centra en la solución de un problema de cálculo del Capítulo 1, este texto ofrece numerosos ejercicios prácticos y ejemplos, cada capítulo termina con un programa de tamaño significativo que demuestra el proceso paso a paso de la elaboración de programas, pruebas y depuración. Un capítulo final incluye la historia de la informática, empezando por Charles Babbage, que contiene más de 65 imágenes históricas. Una pitón al final de su libro también se incluye la referencia 3 de los programadores para la búsqueda rápida de datos de Python.