Algorithm Education in Python
http://www.ece.uci.edu/~chou/py02/python.html
This article from Pai H. Chou at University of California, Irvine
shows how well the Python programming language maps itself
to the pseudocode used in _Introduction to Algorithms Second Editon_
[Corman, Leiserson, Rivest,
wesley chun wrote:
michael's and david's book spends a bit more time
introducing the concepts of OOP/OOD more carefully and more though
If it had been half the price I'd have bought it for a strong exposition
of OO principles in Python. However at less than 700pp and c. £54 in the
UK it won't
It look great.. but being a student I can't afford such a high priced
item. I guess I will have to wait for the used copies to show up on
amazon :).
Danyelle
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Danyelle Gragsone wrote:
It look great.. but being a student I can't afford such a high priced
item. I guess I will have to wait for the used copies to show up on
amazon :).
FWIW this book is available to anyone with a .edu email address for
$71.53 plus shipping, from
I wonder what schools offer python as a course. Sadly all the
colleges here offer only perl.
:(
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On Thursday November 8, 2007, bhaaluu wrote:
I asked if the source code for the textbook is available for download?
One of the best ways to judge the quality of a textbook is by the example
source code. I also asked if a sample chapter was available to read?
Sometimes an
Michael H. Goldwasser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
to suffer through it). But for others, studying on their own,
being able
to read a sample chapter and look at the example source code
might
be the stimulus to buy the book
Thats a great idea. I'll contact our publisher today so that
This is why I am going for programming instead of just CS. I am a very
hands on person.. although I know theory is good.. I just think it
needs to be evened out a bit :D.
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Chris Calloway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
teach languages. Teaching languages is frowned upon in some computer
science departments under the logic that if you belong in a computer
science class, you'd better show up for class already knowing
something
as easy to grasp as an implementation
I wonder what schools offer python as a course. Sadly all the
colleges here offer only perl.
Danyelle's question brings up an issue i have, and that is that
courses in colleges are typically computer science courses, at least
at the university level. there really aren't any programming
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 11/08/2007 05:19:59 PM:
Chris Calloway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
teach languages. Teaching languages is frowned upon in some computer
science departments under the logic that if you belong in a computer
science class, you'd better show up for class already
apologies... meant to click the save now button but inadvertently
hit send instead...
On 11/8/07, bhaaluu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Another way to judge how the book is, is by reading the posts the author
sends to THIS list in order to help people. Mr. Chun and Mr. Gauld are
two authors who
Danyelle Gragsone wrote:
I wonder what schools offer python as a course.
It has been rather widely publicized of late that MIT this year switched
all their incoming computer science and electrical engineering students
to Python (from Lisp) as their introductory programming language.
They use
Whatever the rationale for the price you could buy 2nd Ed 'Core', Chun
*and *3rd edition(when it arrives) 'Learning Python', Lutz (the two
standard, known and respected beginners texts) for the price of this.
Mmm, I wonder what I would buy or rather have as a student.
Eddie
PS (My apologies
Greetings,
Many books have the source code available for download somewhere,
or even a sample chapter? Are the examples in the book complete
programs, or are they snippets illustrating a concept? If the programs
are complete, what type of programs are they (business, science, other)?
Does the
eddie,
Whatever the rationale for the price you could buy 2nd Ed 'Core', Chun
*and *3rd edition(when it arrives) 'Learning Python', Lutz (the two
standard, known and respected beginners texts) for the price of this.
Mmm, I wonder what I would buy or rather have as a student.
i've been
We are pleased to announce the release of a new Python book.
Object-Oriented Programming in Python
by Michael H. Goldwasser and David Letscher
Prentice Hall, 2008 (available as of 10/29/2007)
The book differs greatly from existing introductory Python books as
it
On 06/11/2007, Michael H. Goldwasser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We are pleased to announce the release of a new Python book.
[...yadayada...]
I thought this list was supposed to be clean from commercial advertisements.
--
- Rikard.
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Rikard Bosnjakovic wrote:
On 06/11/2007, Michael H. Goldwasser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We are pleased to announce the release of a new Python book.
[...yadayada...]
I thought this list was supposed to be clean from commercial advertisements.
I don't think there is a specific rule
I agree as well. Its not like there is a flood of these books coming
out, or emails slamming the list announcing them.
Jay
On Nov 6, 2007 1:38 PM, Kent Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rikard Bosnjakovic wrote:
On 06/11/2007, Michael H. Goldwasser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We are
As far as I am concerned this may be a commercial advertisement, but is
it a book on Python to help people learn Python. I get all of my
information from books and then turn to the lists (Tutor being one) to
get my questions asked or what I have learned clarified. I have a
difficult time
Michael H. Goldwasser wrote:
We are pleased to announce the release of a new Python book.
Why is this book $102?
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Chris Calloway
http://www.seacoos.org
office: 332 Chapman Hall phone: (919) 962-4323
mail: Campus Box #3300, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
On 11/6/07, Kent Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rikard Bosnjakovic wrote:
On 06/11/2007, Michael H. Goldwasser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We are pleased to announce the release of a new Python book.
I thought this list was supposed to be clean from commercial advertisements.
I don't
On 11/6/07, Chris Calloway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Michael H. Goldwasser wrote:
We are pleased to announce the release of a new Python book.
Why is this book $102?
Supply and demand aside, I suspect the market for this, based on both
the publisher and the author's employment, is mostly
Thanks to the many voices supporting our decision to post to Tutor.
We only posted to the most directly relevant mailing lists (announce,
tutor, edusig). As an introductory book, it seemed quite appropriate
for tutor.
In fact, the topic of our (developing) book was raised in a thread on
Tutor
Michael H. Goldwasser wrote:
Thanks to the many voices supporting our decision to post to Tutor.
We only posted to the most directly relevant mailing lists (announce,
tutor, edusig). As an introductory book, it seemed quite appropriate
for tutor.
In fact, the topic of our (developing) book
For that price the book better write my code for me.
Alex Ezell wrote:
On 11/6/07, Chris Calloway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Michael H. Goldwasser wrote:
We are pleased to announce the release of a new Python book.
Why is this book $102?
Supply and demand aside, I suspect the market for
I have been developing software for over 25 years in various languages.
I am new to Python because for me it is the very best fit for my
business going forward. People ask me how do I keep up with the
industry - probably the fastest moving industry there is. Books, email
lists and
In fact, the topic of our (developing) book was raised in a thread on
Tutor this past August 9/10th. Ironically, the topic at that time is
the same as that raised by Chris Calloway's question today, about the
$102 list price.
fyi, here is a link to the 1st post of the august thread from
Jeff Johnson wrote:
I went to Amazon and ordered the book right away.
I hope you will tell us about it when you receive your copy!
Kent
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