As part of the Pocket Primer series, this book provides an overviewof the major concepts to program in the language of C. Companion files withsource code from the book and figures are included. FEATURES: Provides an overview of the most important Cprogramming techniques Covers up-to-dateinformation regarding the C11 standard Includes two chapters on pointers Contains companion files with source code fromthe book eBook Customers: Companion files are available for downloading with order number/proof of purchase by writing to the publisher at [email protected].
This book takes a minimalist approach to the traditional data structures course. It covers only those topics that are absolutely essential; the more esoteric structures and algorithms are left for later study. Suitable for an introductory data structures course or self-study, this book is written from the ground up in C++ (not translated from a Java-based text), and uses features of the C++ Standard Template Library to illustrate important concepts. A unique feature of the text is its use of literate programming techniques (originally developed by Donald Knuth) to present the sample code in a way that keeps the code from overwhelming the accompanying explanations. This book is suitable for an undergraduate data structures course using C++ or for developers needing review. Features • Takes a “minimalist” approach to the material that presents only essential concepts. This enables readers to focus on (and remember) just what they’ll need. • Uses select features of the C++11 standard to simplify the sample code and make it easier to understand. • Connects the concepts directly to the classes provided the Standard Template Library (STL), and shows how these classes can be implemented in C++. • Uses “literate programming” techniques that allow the presentation of the sample code to more clearly show the details of the code as well as how the pieces fit together.
The goal of this book is to introduce readers to an assortment of powerful command line utilities that can be combined to create simple, yet powerful shell scripts. While all examples and scripts use the “bash” command set, many of the concepts translate into other forms of shell scripting (ksh, sh, csh), including the concept of piping data between commands, regular expression substitution and the sed and awk commands. Aimed at a reader relatively new to working in a bash environment, the book is comprehensive enough to be a good reference and teach a few new tricks to those who already have some experience with creating shell scripts. FEATURES: Covers extensive topics, code samples, and scripting utilities Includes material on piping data between commands, regular expression substitution, cleaning datasets, and the sed and awk commands Features companion files with code samples from the book (available for downloading from the publisher)
As part of the new Pocket Primer series, this book provides an overview of the major aspects and the source code to use Python 2. It covers the latest Python developments, built-in functions and custom classes, data visualization, graphics, databases, and more. It includes a companion disc with appendices, source code, and figures. This Pocket Primer is primarily for self-directed learners who want to learn Python 2 and it serves as a starting point for deeper exploration of Python programming. Features: +Includes a companion disc with appendices, source code, and figures +Contains material devoted to Raspberry Pi, Roomba, JSON, and Jython +Includes latest Python 2 developments, built-in functions and custom classes, data visualization, graphics, databases, and more +Provides a solid introduction to Python 2 via complete code samples On the CD-ROM: +Appendices (HTML5 and JavaScript Toolkits, Jython, SPA) +Source code samples +All images from the text (including 4-color) +Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises
As part of the Pocket Primer series, this book provides an overview of the major concepts to program in the language of C. Companion files with source code from the book and figures are included. FEATURES: Provides an overview of the most important C programming techniques Covers up-to-date information regarding the C11 standard Includes two chapters on pointers Contains companion files with source code from the book eBook Customers: Companion files are available for downloading with order number/proof of purchase by writing to the publisher at [email protected].
Learn key topics such as language basics, pointers and pointer arithmetic, dynamic memory management, multithreading, and network programming. Learn how to use the compiler, the make tool, and the archiver.
As part of the Pocket Primer series, this book was designed for someone like you who needs to master Access programming fundamentals without spending too much time. All you need is a short book to get you started. It will show you only the things you need to know to feel at home with VBA. What you learn in this book on Access programming will also apply to, say, Excel programming. The book is divided into nine chapters that progressively introduce you to programming Microsoft Access 2016. Features: • Includes a companion disc with all of the hands-on files needed to complete the chapter projects and all the images from the text • Introduces you to programming Microsoft Access 2016
As part of the successful Pocket Primer series, this book was designed for someone like you who needs to master Access programming fundamentals without spending too much time. All you need is a short book to get you started. It will show you only the things you need to know to feel at home with VBA. What you learn in this book on Access programming will also apply to, say, Excel programming. The book is divided into nine chapters that progressively introduce you to programming Microsoft Access 2019. Features: Includes a companion disc with all of the “Hands-On” files needed to complete the chapter projects and all the images from the text (also available from the publisher by emailing [email protected]) Introduces you to programming Microsoft Access 2019
As part of the best selling Pocket Primer series, this book is an effort to give programmers sufficient knowledge of Python 3 to be able to work on their own projects. In addition to covering all of the basic concepts, the book features a chapter on PyGame, which allows a programmer to handle graphics, mouse and keyboard interaction, and play sounds and videos. The demonstration example for that chapter is a Lunar Lander game. Another feature is the chapter on communication, which makes use of one of Python’s best features: a collection of modules for sending and receiving Email, communicating between computers, and working with Twitter and Web pages. Companion files that accompany this book contain all of the code examples as complete working programs. This means that there is no need to key them in, so they can be executed and perhaps modified or expanded. Features: •Features a chapter on PyGame, which allows a programmer to handle graphics, mouse / keyboard interaction, and play sounds and videos •Explores communication in depth, making use of one of Python’s best features: a collection of modules for sending and receiving Email, communicating between computers, and working with Twitter and Web pages. •Companion files contain all of the code examples as complete working programs On the Companion Files: (also available from the publisher for downloading by emailing [email protected]) •Source code samples •All images from the text (including 4-color)
The book serves as a first introduction to computer programming of scientific applications, using the high-level Python language. The exposition is example and problem-oriented, where the applications are taken from mathematics, numerical calculus, statistics, physics, biology and finance. The book teaches "Matlab-style" and procedural programming as well as object-oriented programming. High school mathematics is a required background and it is advantageous to study classical and numerical one-variable calculus in parallel with reading this book. Besides learning how to program computers, the reader will also learn how to solve mathematical problems, arising in various branches of science and engineering, with the aid of numerical methods and programming. By blending programming, mathematics and scientific applications, the book lays a solid foundation for practicing computational science. From the reviews: Langtangen ... does an excellent job of introducing programming as a set of skills in problem solving. He guides the reader into thinking properly about producing program logic and data structures for modeling real-world problems using objects and functions and embracing the object-oriented paradigm. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. F. H. Wild III, Choice, Vol. 47 (8), April 2010 Those of us who have learned scientific programming in Python ‘on the streets’ could be a little jealous of students who have the opportunity to take a course out of Langtangen’s Primer.” John D. Cook, The Mathematical Association of America, September 2011 This book goes through Python in particular, and programming in general, via tasks that scientists will likely perform. It contains valuable information for students new to scientific computing and would be the perfect bridge between an introduction to programming and an advanced course on numerical methods or computational science. Alex Small, IEEE, CiSE Vol. 14 (2), March /April 2012 “This fourth edition is a wonderful, inclusive textbook that covers pretty much everything one needs to know to go from zero to fairly sophisticated scientific programming in Python...” Joan Horvath, Computing Reviews, March 2015
