num_pages: 792
description: Today, anyone in a scientific or technical discipline needs programming skills. Python is an ideal first programming language, and Introduction to Programming in Python is the best guide to learning it. Princeton University’s Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne, and Robert Dondero have crafted an accessible, interdisciplinary introduction to programming in Python that emphasizes important and engaging applications, not toy problems. The authors supply the tools needed for students to learn that programming is a natural, satisfying, and creative experience. This example-driven guide focuses on Python’s most useful features and brings programming to life for every student in the sciences, engineering, and computer science. Coverage includes Drawing on their extensive classroom experience, the authors provide Q&amp;As, exercises, and opportunities for creative practice throughout. An extensive amount of supplementary information is available at . With source code, I/O libraries, solutions to selected exercises, and much more, this companion website empowers people to use their own computers to teach and learn the material.
language: English
title: Introduction to Programming in Python: An Interdisciplinary Approach
publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional