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Computer Science: An Overview Paperback – 9 August 1999

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Computer Science: An Overview lives up to its title, providing the broad coverage and clear explanations of the entire computer science discipline that have made it the leading textbook for the breadth-first/CS0 course. This language-independent book introduces students to the discipline of computer science by providing accurate and balanced coverage of a variety of computer science topics, including programming languages, operating systems, algorithms, software engineering, and machine architecture. The sixth edition has been thoroughly updated to discuss increasingly important trends such as networking, object-oriented programming, and software engineering. It features new sections on public key encryption, evolutionary programming, and genetic algorithms, as well as thoroughly revised sections on data manipulation, operating systems, and networking. It features material on the move towards object-oriented software engineering with new sections covering Design Patterns and UML. Thought-provoking discussions of ethical and legal issues revolving around computing are integrated into each chapter so they are presented in the context of the material being covered at that time. J. Glenn Brookshear is a master of making even the most complex topics accessible to students through the use of real-life analogies and concrete examples.

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    609 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pearson
  4. Publication date
    9 August 1999
  5. Dimensions
    18.5 x 2.2 x 23.2 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    020135747X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0201357479
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The sixth edition of this classic text for the breadth-first computer science course has been thoroughly updated to discuss increasingly important trends such as networking, object-oriented programming, and genetic algorithms. Author and educator J. Glenn Brookshear continues to introduce students to the discipline of computer science by providing accurate and balanced coverage of CS as a whole and of a variety of CS topics, including programming languages and artificial intelligence. This edition features new sections on public key encryption, evolutionary programming and genetic algorithms, as well as thoroughly revised sections on data manipulation, operating systems and networking.

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  • Updates students on recent changes and current trends in the industry, such as networking, genetic algorithms and object-oriented programming
  • Puts learning in perspective by using real-life analogies and concrete examples to make even the most complex topics accessible to students
  • Web site provides students and instructors with online resources of topics found in the text
  • New and extended ethical sections in software engineering and database systems, in addition to optional "Computers and Society" sections at the end of each chapter, allow students to think critically about computer science issues
  • Designed to be compatible with a variety of programming languages, including Java, C++, and C
  • "FYI" boxes call out points of interest to students and professors
  • Brookshear's clear and friendly writing style invites majors and non-majors alike to learn more about computer science


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About the Author

J. Glenn Brookshear is an Associate Professor at Marquette University. He received his Ph.D. from New Mexico State University in 1975, then was hired by Marquette to build a strong Computer Science curriculum. In addition to his highly successful Computer Science: An Overview, Brookshear has authored Theory of Computation: Formal Languages, Automata, and Complexity, also published by Addison-Wesley.



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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 6th edition (9 August 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 609 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 020135747X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0201357479
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.5 x 2.2 x 23.2 cm
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Extremely satisfied with the book. Very well written and designed. The good sign of a great study book for me is when you read and the question arises and then a couple of paragraphs later you find your question explained. This is about this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough introduction to all aspects of IT
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2002
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Well structured, clearly organised and thorough giving enough background and information to be useful without going into too much detail on any one aspect.
Can be read either from cover to cover or used as a reference.
The questions, some with and some without answers, encourage the reader to understand the subject matter thoroughly before moving on.
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Its a text book what can I say.
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Jack Frost
1.0 out of 5 stars Computer Science: A Fourth Grader's Introduction
Reviewed in the United States on 19 March 2002
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Apparently I should have read the review of the 14 year old because this book is so elementary that my 9 year old brother can read it. It uses examples of kermit the frog and fuzzy bears.
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H. Veli
3.0 out of 5 stars Good for beginners (if you are interested)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 September 2000
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When i purchsed this book, i did so for my comuter science course at university. This book is good for the beginner, however one major criticism i have of this book is the fact that you need a degree in english to read it. Some areas are very vague (as it is for beginners), but to add to the headache of it all the english is of high level and you often find yourself re-reading the same paragraph.
I would only recommend this book to you if you have a keen interest in the area, if you do not like me then you are going to find it hard going and exceptionally boaring. noneless it is a good intro to the field. This book should not be taken as the be all and end all of computer science, infact it is only the tip of the ice berg.
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