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This book introduces Python programming language and fundamental concepts in algorithms and computing. Its target audience includes students and engineers with little or no background in programming, who need to master a practical programming language and learn the basic thinking in computer science/programming. The main contents come from lecture notes for engineering students from all disciplines, and has received high ratings. Its materials and ordering have been adjusted repeatedly according to classroom reception. Compared to alternative textbooks in the market, this book introduces the underlying Python implementation of number, string, list, tuple, dict, function, class, instance and module objects in a consistent and easy-to-understand way, making assignment, function definition, function call, mutability and binding environments understandable inside-out. By giving the abstraction of implementation mechanisms, this book builds a solid understanding of the Python programming language.
Front Matter....Pages i-x
An Introduction to Python and Computer Programming....Pages 1-11
Using Python as a Calculator....Pages 13-36
The First Python Program....Pages 37-65
Branching and Looping....Pages 67-95
Problem Solving Using Branches and Loops....Pages 97-126
Functions....Pages 127-156
Lists and Mutability....Pages 157-185
Sequences, Mappings and Sets....Pages 187-215
Problem Solving Using Lists and Functions....Pages 217-244
Classes....Pages 245-277
Summary....Pages 279-295
Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering; Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; Communications Engineering, Networks; Programming Techniques
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