Dasgupta S. Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction

2016. — 265 p. — ASIN B01M01YDQA. I am a self-taught programmer. After a year of self-study, I was able to land a job as a software engineer II at eBay. Once I got there, I realized I was severely under-prepared. I was overwhelmed by the amount of things I needed to know but hadn't learned yet. My journey learning to program, and my experience at my first job as a software...

Oxford University Press, 2007. — 186 p. — (Very Short Introductions). Games are everywhere: Drivers maneuvering in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. The supermarket's price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. This Very Short Introduction offers a succinct tour of the fascinating world of...

12th edition. — Pearson, 2014. — 641 p. — ISBN: 0133760065. Computer Science: An Overview is intended for use in the Introduction to Computer Science course. It is also suitable for all readers interested in a breadth-first introduction to computer science. Computer Science uses broad coverage and clear exposition to present a complete picture of the dynamic computer science...

Microsoft Press, 2000. — 400 p. — ISBN: 978-0-735-69260-2. What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating with each other. And through CODE, we see how this ingenuity and our very human compulsion to communicate have driven the...

2nd edition. — Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2004. — 2624 p. — ISBN-10 158488360X, ISBN-13 978-1584883609. The purpose of The Computer Science Handbook is to provide a single comprehensive reference for computer scientists, software engineers, and IT professionals who wish to broaden or deepen their understanding in a particular subfield of computer science. Our goal is to provide the...