{"product_id":"9781934356272","title":"Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to computer science in the 21st century. Did you ever wonder how computers represent DNA? How they can download a web page containing population data and analyze it to spot trends? Or how they can change the colors in a color photograph? If so, this book is for you. By the time you're done, you'll know how to do all of that and a lot more. And Python makes it easy and fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComputers are used in every part of science from ecology to particle physics. This introduction to computer science continually reinforces those ties by using real-world science problems as examples. Anyone who has taken a high school science class will be able to follow along as the book introduces the basics of programming, then goes on to show readers how to work with databases, download data from the web automatically, build graphical interfaces, and most importantly, how to think like a professional programmer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Basic elements of programming from arithmetic to loops and if statements.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Using functions and modules to organize programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Using lists, sets, and dictionaries to organize data.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Designing algorithms systematically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Debugging things when they go wrong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Creating and querying databases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Building graphical interfaces to make programs easier to use.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Object-oriented programming and programming patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pragmatic Programmers, LLC, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033593757936,"sku":"9781934356272","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934356272_p0.jpg?v=1763641871","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934356272","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}