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Author : Roselyn Teukolsky
Edition : 4
Number of Pages : 736
Release Date : 2007-08-01
Publisher : Barron's Educational Series
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Product Description The new fourth edition of Barron’s Advanced Placement Computer Science test preparation manual has been updated with a new case study. This new GridWorld Case Study will be tested on the AP exam starting in May 2008. The manual presents four full-length AP practice exams, two each for Levels A and AB. Two of these exams are presented as diagnostic tests, with charts detailing the topics for each question. All four model tests have questions answered and explained. Prospective test takers will also find an extensive subject review, starting with a review of Java 5.0 and going on to cover all topics questioned in both the Level A and Level AB exams. There are new sections on storage of numbers and random numbers. Customer reviews Excellent reference by .. E. Torres Rangel (San Gabriel, CA USA)
This book is an excellent resource for students preparing to take the AP Computer Science exam. The book is divided into chapters by topic and each topic has clear explanations as well as approximately 25 multiple choice problems per chapter. Each multiple choice solution comes with a clear explanation. There is a practice diagnostic test (both A and AB level) at the beginning of the book with an answer key that indicates which section of the book students should refer to for help. There is another practice exam (both A and AB) at the end of the book and if you buy the book with a CD, there is an additional A and AB practice test on the CD. My students find this book very helpful. As a teacher, this book has made my life so much easier.
Roselyn Does It again by .. Adam Ziccardi ()
Fantastic nuts and bolts review book for the AP exam. Very readable and educational. The author manages to get all the material in there AND provide 2 practice exams per level (A and AB) as well as exams on CD that diagnose any weak areas. The updates for GridWorld are champion efforts and Barron's should feel blessed to have this teacher on board for their review book.
If you have to pick one, this is the AP Review Book to choose. by .. M. Gironda (Woodbridge, NJ)
The Barron's book is, by far, the best choice for a one-stop resource to prepare students for the APCS Exam. I have taught APCS for 8 years and each edition of this book has been increasingly helpful in getting my kids ready. Whether used concurrently with course study or as a review guide for exam prep, the Barron's text is awesome. The author is still heavily involved with the field and is very accessible for comments and questions, which is a perk.
A Very Good Book by .. Jean C. Halle ()
It is a bit useless to review this book for it's value as an AP study guide, because the AP exams were two days ago, and next year there will be a major change to the content of the exam (No more APCS-AB).
However, I can say this is a very well made study helper. A little sense of humor combined with solid writing, thorough and frequent sections of example code, practice problems for every section, full explanations of every problem, chapter recaps and a specific diagnostic test will teach you all you need to know.
The book assumes it is being used as a supplement of a Java course, or by someone with a cursory knowledge of the language. This book is a great resource for teaching yourself (or anyone, for that matter) how to program, however I would recommend you take a basic Java tutorial online first.
Amazing Review for the AP CS A Exam! by .. HeroicZach (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)
I just took the AP Computer Science A exam this morning. Boy, was this book a huge help! Without this book, I don't think I would have been able to do nearly as well as I did on the exam. It hits all the points that need to be covered, and the questions after the chapters REALLY help to reinforce the overall concepts of the AP Java Subset. If you want a STELLAR grade, get this book!
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Author : Nell Dale
Edition : 3
Number of Pages : 672
Release Date : 2006-11-08
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
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Product Description Thoroughly revised and updated, Computer Science Illuminated, Third Edition, continues to excite and enlighten students on the dynamic and diverse field of computer science. Written by two of today s most respected computer science educators, Nell Dale and John Lewis, the text provides a broad overview of the many aspects of the discipline from a generic view point. Separate program language chapters are available as bundle items for those instructors who would like to explore a particular programming language with their students. The many layers of computing are thoroughly explained beginning with the information layer, working through the hardware, programming, operating systems, application, and communication layers, and ending with a discussion on the limitations of computing. Perfect for introductory computing and computer science courses, Computer Science Illuminated, Third Edition's thorough presentation of computing systems provides computer science majors with a solid foundation for further study, and offers non majors a comprehensive and complete introduction to computing. Customer reviews This passes for a college text book?  by .. THINK (in a big city)
I am currently using this book in college, and I find so many errors and inconsistencies, it drives me nuts.
I write reviews for textbooks regularly so I realize I have a different perspective then an 18yo thinking the teacher and the book are "all knowing"; but I am surprised that teachers pick this book, or at least don't account for the poorly written text.
Often, if I want to understand what the text is talking about, I go to Wikipedia, or a computer forum, and find out what the book was trying to explain.
I imagine if I were a computer savvy person, the book would not bother me, but being that it is considered a beginning computer book, and an intro to computer science, I find that it aggravates me more the educates me.
The Love Of My Life by .. A. McCool (Georgia, Atlanta)
I only ordered this book because I needed it for class and I am in college so it was imperative that I have it in order to understand what the professor was speaking about. I also bought this book because I fascinated in Computer Science and I would like to pursue a career in this field. Everything from packaging to shipping speed exceeded expectations. Thank You Seller!!!!! I hope we can do business in the future!!!
Computer science  by .. MAURICIO PELAEZ ()
Great Product, although its exercises are confusing and contain mistakes.
The content is educational and interesting.
It would be helpful if next editions contain answers or similar solutions are provided, in order to avoid errors and misunderstandings.
A website with help would be great too.
fast service by .. Sharon Hebert (Massachusetts)
Received book in excellent condition. The price was fair. It was cheaper than my college bookstore, but more expensive than purchasing it used at unknown websites. I prefered paying the extra amount for the piece of mind.
A great "CS 0" text by .. Lisa Michaud ()
I am currently using this text for the fifth time in my survey course for non-majors. It does exactly what I want it to do: it gives the students a feel for each of the topics with just enough depth to be rigorous for non-majors without being overwhelming. It's not perfect for my tastes; I do less than a full chapter, for example, when talking about languages (only covering the introductions to Chapters 7 and 8), whereas I do a full week on an expanded coverage of databases (Chapter 12). But I have a hard time imagining a text with a better fit, and I have used this since its first edition.
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Author : J. Glenn Brookshear
Edition : 10
Number of Pages : 688
Publisher : Addison Wesley
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Product Description Students and instructors alike continue to praise the broad coverage and clear exposition that Computer Science: An Overview uses to present a complete picture of the dynamic computer science field. Accessible to students from all backgrounds, Glenn Brookshear uses a language-independent context to encourage the development of a practical, realistic understanding of the field. The Tenth Edition employs several world-renowned experts in respective fields to ensure that coverage reflects cutting-edge technology and appeals to today's students. Timely topics such as bioinformatics and artificial intelligence engage students, and the text provides coverage of foundational hardware topics like data representation and storage, machine architecture, and machine language. Customer reviews computer science by .. Evelyn Westman (new student in maine)
I recieved this book in a timely fashion and it was in excellent condition for the money I paid. I am very pleased with this purchase.
Comprehensive, but dry and esoteric by .. CrunchyCookie (Palo Alto, CA)
While I have no doubt the author knows his stuff, I can't imagine this book having strong appeal with any one audience. On one hand, I can see how those already in the know about Computer Science would find this text too simple, since it spends most of its time explaining the nuts and bolts of the stuff they probably already know: binary language, bits and bytes, programming languages, and a heck of a lot of terminology.
It's even worse for those of us who don't know jack about CS and are trying to get an idea. Simply put, this book is dry and dense, and always getting bogged down in a level of detail that seems inappropriate for something calling itself an "overview." It's stuff you have to slow down or re-read to fully absorb, and I suspect it would turn off a lot of casual readers from exploring CS further. When it's finally over, you'll have learned very little about programming, which is a key reason many would pick up a title like this in the first place.
I don't think "Catch 22" is the proper term here. If it really is too simple for experts and too abstract and frustrating for beginners, "worst of both worlds" would capture it better.
9th ed. Author needs to take a writing class  by .. Teresa Shaw (MN USA)
This book was required for my college introductory computer science class. Surprisingly enough, I had to purchase a different computer science book in order to understand this book. The author writes in circles and rarely states definitions plainly. Many times, Brookshear attempts two or three times to restate the information he is trying to convey, but this just makes the book even more confusing. It is not "fun" to read.
This book reminds me of the old, stodgy computer books of the 1990s. The paper is thin, and the font is very tiny and faint. The layout seems to be stuck in the 1990s as well. There are no chapter review sections that plainly compile major themes and no terms/definitions lists. A glossary would have been great. Also, there are no quick reference facts posted in the page margins. One plus is that the publisher put key terms in bold but, like I mentioned above, the author keeps you searching and searching for definitions.
To help ensure I passed my computer science class, I purchased Computer Science Illuminated, 3rd ed., by Nell Dale and John Lewis and had no problems at all understanding the topic or the writing. Computer Science Illuminated includes the same information as Brookshear's book but is 100 times easier to read and understand. Plus, it is "fun" to read. Computer Science Illuminated
For Computer Science Beginners  by .. David A. Lessnau (Niceville, FL USA)
This is a very good introductory survey course of Computer Science provided you're planning to major in CS. The reason I've rated the book at only 3 stars out of 5 is solely because of the first sentence in the Audience section of the Preface on page vii:
"I wrote this text for students of computer science as well as students from other disciplines."
That last clause (saying the book is also for non-CS types) is the killer. Basically, the book's level of detail far exceeds anything that any non-CS person would be willing to put up with. Mitigating that, the Organization section of the Preface on page viii lists those sections that non-CS students should read. The Table of Contents also has asterisks indicating suggestions for optional sections (though there's no indication in the actual text noting the optional nature of those sections). Still, overall, it feels like the author uses too technical a vocabulary for non-CS types even in those remaining sections.
Just to emphasize, this book is really for beginners in Computer Science. It's a survey book designed not to teach the material in depth, but to give the student enough knowledge of the material to wrap later courses around. But, that leads to another problem with the book. The book is written for someone with no knowledge of computers, BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, assumes that person is fairly familiar with the topic. In other words, if you don't know anything about computers, you'll soon be wallowing in an awful lot of technical concepts and terms and will probably get confused. On the other hand, if you're already somewhat familiar with the topic, the basic nature of the material will probably bore you. Sort of a Catch-22.
Still, if a person is just starting a Computer Science degree, this is probably a 4 star out of 5 book. For non-CSers, it would be a problem. For them, I'd recommend The Analytical Engine: An Introduction to Computer Science Using the Internet, Second Edition: An Introduction to Computer Science Using the Internet (with CD-ROM).
For the reviewer that has trouble comprehending... by .. C. Whelan ()
If one can't understand the style of writing maybe one should not be in a CS 100 level course or even close to the college level! If anything, as reviewed earlier, I found this style made it easier to read a CS text... as a lot of the texts are just too technical; but rightfully so. This text was a relief from the standard curriculum required reading. You think this is bad? Try an English Comp reading essay or assignment. CS needs more of this if the discipline expects to recruit a wider spectrum of students, as science and engineering is already scarce with students as it is. Bottom line, if you're used to the technical reading of the CS curriculum, this book will serve as a reading relief as it is a fast and EASY read. As another reviewer stated, one weekend and this book is finished. If your trouble with reading comprehension is severe enough you should not be reading CS material to begin with - take a course in English and read some extra-curricula novels to build up reading skills first, like fiction.
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Author : Judith L. Gersting
Edition : Sixth Edition
Number of Pages : 784
Publisher : W. H. Freeman
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Product Description The new edition of Mathematical Structures for Computer Science continues to offer a pedagogically rich and intuitive introduction to discrete mathematics structures. It meets the needs of computer science majors by being both comprehensive and accessible. Relevant applications are balanced alongside clear presentation of concepts to help students better understand this text, which has been popular amongst professors and their classes for almost twenty-five years. Customer reviews Mathematical Structures For Computer Science Review by .. W. Hollander ()
Mathematical Structures for Computer Science was a good buy. It was cheaper than the college book store and in good condition.
First one hundred pages were a waste by .. How much did I pay?? (Columbia MD)
I was forced to buy this book for class. The first 100 pages have been useless for me. I can't understand why my school is using it. From this point, I'll be reading a Discrete book my wife used 5+ years ago and I'll just work the required problems in this text.
A good reference by .. SDuermyer (Alden, NY USA)
I used this book in my Data Structures class. It has sample problems with solutions in the back of the book so you understand what they were talking about (unfortunately, I cannot say the same for a lot of data structures texts) The sample problems were also good for review for an exam. This was one of the few Computer Science textbooks that I have actually kept as a reference.
CS Professors Love This Book. CS Students Hate It. by .. C. Host ()
If you are seasoned in the ways of computer science and mathematics, you will probably love this book. However if you are new to the concepts presented in the pages of this book, you will probably hate it. It is particularly bad once you really start getting into the meat of things, around chapter three. The examples and explanations are utterly terse.
Here is how the book defines "cardinality": "...The number of elements in a finite set is the cardinality of the set, so this would be a set of cardinality k." That is the best explanation the book offers as to the meaning of the word cardinality, a word my professor used close to fifty times every lecture, a word that really deserves better explanation than a single sentence, especially with regard to sets.
If I were providing something constructive the author, I would probably say that definitions should be much easier to find and much more detailed and examples of definitions should cover all the angles. I suppose my largest complaint with the book would simply be that if you are a CS student and you REALLY NEED a strong foundation in the concepts of discrete math, this book doesn't quite get there. The book misses its target audience.
Not quite the best, but close by .. Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States(cashbacher@yahoo.com))
Although there is now consensus over the coverage in a first course in discrete mathematics, the level of difficulty one finds in books for this audience has a wide range. Some opt for the basic approach, with very little rigor, and anything labeled as a proof is either trivial or an advanced waving of the hands. Notational complexity is kept to a minimum, which is fine for the beginner, but limits the value as the student goes on into more advanced courses. On the other end, there are those where rigorous proofs abound, it reads more like a book for traditional math majors rather than one largely designed for computer science majors.
While Gersting is somewhere in the middle, the slant is more towards the advanced. The first four chapters cover logic, the fundamentals of proofs, set theory and relations and functions respectively. This order is in complete agreement with my beliefs. I would not give any book that does not start with these basic topics a second look much less consider adopting it. Graphs are covered in chapters five and six; Boolean algebra in seven and the theory of computation is covered in chapter eight. The treatment is on the high end, but still within the bounds of a first course in discrete mathematics. Worked examples are everywhere and a large number of exercises are at the end of each section. Practice problems are embedded inside the chapters and solutions to all the practice problems are found in an appendix.
While I believe I have found a better book to use in my discrete class, this one is my second choice. In fact I successfully used it for two years, until I replaced it. The primary reasons for the change was that the new book has biographical sketches of mathematicians (something I adore), the font is larger and there are more solutions to the exercises.
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Author : Behrouz A. Forouzan
Edition : 3
Number of Pages : 1156
Publisher : Course Technology
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Customer reviews Not impressed by .. Kenneth Finnegan (Sunnyvale, CA United States)
If you want to learn C, this book might eventually get you there, but it felt pretty fluffy. 1000+ pages is a little much for such a simple language as C.
I also was floored to see code samples in the book that have syntax errors and don't compile.
It's really helpful! by .. TZU LUN PENG (Santa Clara, CA USA)
I am a new beginner for learning the C programming, and this is
our textbook. It's really helpful. I'll recommend it to others.
BTW, the condition of the book is not so good as what I expected.
Looks like a used one. That is the only thing I am not so satisfied.
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Author : David Reed
Edition : 2
Number of Pages : 408
Publisher : Prentice Hall
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Product Description For Introduction to Computing and the Web courses in departments of Math and Computer Science. This thoughtfully written 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. Integrating breadth-based and depth-based chapters, Reed covers a broad range of topics balanced with programming depth in a hands-on, tutorial style. Supplements Include: *Power Point Lecture Slides*Figures*Labs*Solutions Bridge Page: www.prenhall.com/reed Author Website: www.dave-reed.com/book Customer reviews many mistakes, poor formatting by .. Constantine Murenin (Russian fellow, resides in Greenville, NC, the USA)
I was asked to grade students' homework based on Chapter 10 of this book. I found that this book contains a lot of mistakes and complicates the subject greatly. Moreover, some side-notes miss the right-most part of the text, i.e. you cannot read those side-notes without guessing what letters are missing.
For example, in the aforementioned Chapter 10, there is a diagram, which shows that public-key encryption involves the following: the sender first encrypts the message with private key, then with public key; the recipient first decrypts the message with private key, then with public key. This sounds quite complicated, and looks like they have tried to present encryption and signature-verification at the same time, but call it "public key encryption". Clearly, it should not have been this complicated, or at least it should have been called appropriately.
As one more example from Chapter 10: they say that for LANs Ethernet technology is used. They claim that this technology uses Ethernet bus, and when one computer sends a message to another computer, all computers receive the message and check the intended recipient of the message, and discard the messages that they are not intended to receive. (Clearly, this describes how Ethernet Hubs work, which can be found rarely these days as opposed to Fast Ethernet Switches.) However, later on they say that the speed of the aforementioned Ethernet is 10, 100, or 1000 Mbits per second. This is where the problem begins -- I have never saw a Gigabit Ethernet Hub (as opposed to Switch), and I don't think that Fast Ethernet Hubs were popular either. Clearly, this is one more instance of confusing the reader and presenting false information.
I would never recommend this book to anyone. If the author wanted to keep the subject simple, he should have avoided the technical details all together. If he wanted to present some technical detail, then he should have made sure that they don't contradict each other and are not missing important points and updates.
Suitable for an introduction to computer science course by .. Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States(cashbacher@yahoo.com))
There are generally two courses for beginners in computing. "Introduction to Computers" is usually designed for people who know very little about computers and are interested in using them in their daily life. While "Introduction to Computer Science" covers some of the same material, it is designed for those who want to know how computers work, and perhaps even take some courses in computer science. This book is written for the second type of course.
Programming is introduced via HTML, which is in complete agreement with what I tell everyone who expresses an interest in learning to program. HTML is easy to understand, demonstrates some of the ideas of advanced programming and the feedback is immediate. Furthermore, initial programs can be small and since the student will most certainly be familiar with surfing the web, the results will make sense to them.
What most people consider to be true programming, writing code with variables, functions, if constructs, loops and user interaction, are introduced with JavaScript. This is also a sound decision, JavaScript is powerful enough to introduce the basics of programming, builds on the previous HTML coding and is freely available. Other chapters cover a brief history of computing, how data is represented in computers, the fundamentals of digital logic and the impact computers are having on society. A large number of images are used to reinforce the text, and exercises are embedded inside the chapters with another set at the end of the chapter.
If you are in the queue to teach an introduction to computer science course, then you should examine this book. It is well written and the level of presentation is appropriate for the typical student taking such a course. It could also be used for self-study.
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Author : G.Michael Schneider
Edition : 4
Number of Pages : 768
Publisher : Course Technology
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Product Description This new edition of Invitation to Computer Science follows the breadth-first guidelines recommended by CC2001 to teach computer science topics from the ground up. The authors begin by showing that computer science is the study of algorithms, the central theme of the book, then move up the next five levels of the hierarchy: hardware, virtual machine, software, applications, and ethics. Utilizing rich pedagogy and a consistently engaging writing style, Schneider and Gersting provide students with a solid grounding in theoretical concepts, as well as important applications of computing and information technology. A laboratory manual and accompanying software is available as an optional bundle with this text. Related Search : edition , invitation computer , version fourth  |
Author : Justin Zobel
Edition : 2nd
Number of Pages : 280
Publisher : Springer
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Product Description The elements of good writing are an essential part of success in science. With comprehensive practical help for students and experienced researchers, Writing for Computer Science: - Gives extensive guidance for writing style and editing; - Presents sound practice for graphs, figures, and tables; - Guides the presentation of mathematics, algorithms and experiments; - Shows how to assemble research materials into a technical paper; - Offers guidelines and advice on spoken presentations. This second edition contains detailed new material on research methods, the how-to of being a scientist, including: - Development of ideas into research programs; -Design and evaluation of experiments; - How to search for, read, evaluate, and referee other research; - Research ethics and the qualities that separate good and bad science. Writing for Computer Science is not only an introduction to the doing and describing of research, but is a handy reference for working scientists in computing and mathematical sciences. Customer reviews An authoritative book with pertinent examples by .. Jean Luc Lebrun (Singapore)
My roots are in computer science where I started my professional life. Therefore I was attracted by the title. I borrowed the book from the library and read it from cover to cover, frustrated not to be able to use my yellow highlighter on the pages of quite a few chapters.
The pertinence of the examples chosen proves that Justin Zobel has reviewed his fair share of papers. If you referee papers, chapter twelve on "Refereeing" is for you. If you are in computer science or if you use computers in your research, then chapter 5 ("Mathematics"), 7 ("Algorithms"), and 11 (Experimentation") are written specifically for you.
Scientists outside of computer science are not left out. Chapters two to four are about style and grammar. His examples will often bring a smile to your face as you recognize your own mistakes. Justin Zobel's book has the merit of systematically illustrating the principles of writing he recommends to the readers. I cannot say I always agree with his examples. For example page 32, he writes "Beginning a paper by stating that a topic is popular or that a problem is important is flat and uninspiring" (I could not agree more); he then illustrates such a flat start with the great example "Use of digital libraries is increasingly common". But then the "may well be preferable" example that follows has the same problem: "Digital libraries provide fast access to large numbers of documents". It uses two imprecise adjectives and does not enhance the knowledge of even the most junior researcher in computer science.
Chapter 6 on graphs, figures, and tables gives many examples. Justin believes in making figures "less dependent on the paper's text" (page 112) by making their caption more informative. I do too.
Chapter 9 gives general instructions for writing the various parts of a scientific paper, from its title to its conclusion.
Very useful tips for writing papers by .. Ignacio Laguna (IN, USA)
This book presents a list of useful tips for writing conference papers and research reports. It presents advices on what to do and what not to do when writing. I would strongly recommend it to beginners as well as to experienced writers.
Essential for any computer scientist! by .. Wagner F. Sacco (Atlanta, GA)
It's the computer scientist's "Elements of Style". Concise and clearly written. A must have!
Many examples and clear guides by .. Arvind Kannan (Pittsburgh, PA United States)
This book is a perfect guide for producing reports/theses papers related to Computer Science. I was in the midst of writing a thesis and was struggling with the conventions and styles to use, but after a quick perusal of this book I had all my doubts cleared. Examples are numerous and clear and easily aid you in the writing process. Also, I like this book because it explains the motivation for certain styles and conventions rather than just stating them. This book was recommended to me by a professor, and I noticed it sitting in several of my professor's offices, as well as offices of several graduate students I worked with.
Comprehensive and clear by .. Michael Nahas (New York, NY USA)
If you think you want this book, you do want it. It's a great guide to writing any report/paper/book in the field of computer science. It has great suggestions for describing mathematics and algorithms, how to gather data from experiments and how to present it. It contains good advice about the general act of writing, and discusses some of the conventions followed in Comp. Sci. It is extremely well written - lucid and concise. It covers a great deal of material in only 175 pages. It is short enough that I often reread the relavent chapter before I sit down to write a section of a paper. For novices, it's a great introduction. For experts, you'll probably learn something and it is a good catalog of things to keep in mind while writing. (NOTE: I checked this book out of my school's library before I bought it; you might be able to do the same.)
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Author : Matt Bishop
Number of Pages : 1136
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
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Product Description The importance of computer security has increased dramatically during the past few years. Bishop provides a monumental reference for the theory and practice of computer security. This is a textbook intended for use at the advanced undergraduate and introductory graduate levels, non-University training courses, as well as reference and self-study for security professionals. Comprehensive in scope, this covers applied and practical elements, theory, and the reasons for the design of applications and security techniques. Bishop treats the management and engineering issues of computer. Excellent examples of ideas and mechanisms show how disparate techniques and principles are combined (or not) in widely-used systems. Features a distillation of a vast number of conference papers, dissertations and books that have appeared over the years, providing a valuable synthesis. This book is acclaimed for its scope, clear and lucid writing, and its combination of formal and theoretical aspects with real systems, technologies, techniques, and policies. Customer reviews 5 stars by .. N. Pace (FL)
Great Book! I had to buy for my class ... happy that we are using this :-)
Comprehensive Discussion of Computer Security by .. George M. Shuttic (Wash. DC)
Excellent book describing both the technical aspects of Computer Security as well as the heuristic methods used to secure computer networks. Helpful to everyone who is trying to understand how computer security works.
Fails as an Intro book for Students by .. J. Harris ()
This book was used in my Intro to Computer Security class, which I thought was going to be an interesting until I had to read the book. This book is suited more for those already in the field or have knowledge about computer security.
The way the book is writen makes it a hard read as it is full of theory and hardly any application. Complex theories are not explained in a way that allows somebody new to the field the chance to understand them.
Examples are more or less useless as they are either complex or not explained in full. Most of the examples cause more confusion then understanding. This is not just my opinion but the majority of my the class.
A Service to Duplicate! by .. A. Thomas (Plantation, FL USA)
Excellent service! The book arrived within five days of placing the order, and I was totally blown away when it arrived, considering the fact that it was a text book that I needed to have in a timely manner. Thanks again Amazon! I'm now hooked more than ever, and I'm telling my friends about the wonderful shopping experience.
Very detailed reference by .. Johnny Hopkins (Charlotte, NC United States)
I used this book for a graudate-level introductory computer security class and it was very detailed and explained concepts well. I took a security and privacy course in undergrad and Bishop's book is much better than the book I used last fall. If you have strong math skills and strong coding skills, this is the book for you. It is even helpful to people studying for the CISSP and Security+ certifications in information security.
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Author : G.Michael Schneider
Edition : 3
Number of Pages : 768
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Product Description This new edition of Invitation to Computer Science follows the breadth-first guidelines recommended by CC2001 to teach computer science topics from the ground up. The authors begin by showing that computer science is the study of algorithms, the central theme of the book, then move up the next five levels of the hierarchy: hardware, virtual machine, software, applications, and ethics. Utilizing rich pedagogy and a consistently engaging writing style, Schneider and Gersting provide students with a solid grounding in theoretical concepts, as well as important applications of computing and information technology. A laboratory manual and accompanying software is available as an optional bundle with this text. Customer reviews Programming Languages by .. Connie (North Carolina)
An excellent text. This is a book if you wish to study Computer Science in general. It does cover the differences between programming languages such as COBOL, FORTRAN, C/C++, Ada, C#, and .NET. It explains a lot about algorithms, bulding blocks, computer systems organization, system software, computer networks, compilers and language translation, computation, databases, information security, artificial intelligence.
Invitation to Computer Science - Java Edition doesn't Have Enough Java by .. Gerard Fleming (Yorktown, New York USA)
The text is interesting, but too broad for anyone wishing to learn Java programming.
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