Reed, David, Ph. D.

A balanced introduction to computer science / David Reed. - 3rd ed. - 420 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes index.

Computer basics -- HTML and web pages -- The Internet and the web -- JavaScript and dynamic web pages -- JavaScript and user interaction -- The history of computers -- Functions and randomness -- Algorithms and programming languages -- Abstraction and libraries -- Computer science as a discipline -- Conditional execution -- Data representation -- Conditional repetition -- Inside the computer -- the von Neumann architecture -- JavaScript strings -- Inside the computer -- transistors and integrated circuits -- JavaScript arrays -- Computers and society.

This text uses the Internet as a central theme, studying its history, technology, and current use. Experimental problems use Web-based tools, enabling students to learn programming fundamentals by developing their own interactive Web pages with HTML and JavaScript.

College of Engineering and Computer Studies

9780132594448


Computer science.
Computer science -- Problems, exercises, etc.

004/R25