Author: Majed Marji
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 159327775X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Small Basic is a free, beginner-friendly programming language created by Microsoft. Inspired by BASIC, which introduced programming to millions of first-time PC owners in the 1970s and 1980s, Small Basic is a modern language that makes coding simple and fun. Learn to Program with Small Basic introduces you to the empowering world of programming. You’ll master the basics with simple activities like displaying messages and drawing colorful pictures, and then work your way up to programming games! Learn how to: –Program your computer to greet you by name –Make a game of rock-paper-scissors using If/Else statements –Create an interactive treasure map using arrays –Draw intricate geometric patterns with just a few lines of code –Simplify complex programs by breaking them into bite-sized subroutines You’ll also learn to command a turtle to draw shapes, create magical moving text, solve math problems quickly, help a knight slay a dragon, and more! Each chapter ends with creative coding challenges so you can take your skills to the next level. Learn to Program with Small Basic is the perfect place to start your computer science journey.
Learn to Program with Small Basic
Author: Majed Marji
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 159327775X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Small Basic is a free, beginner-friendly programming language created by Microsoft. Inspired by BASIC, which introduced programming to millions of first-time PC owners in the 1970s and 1980s, Small Basic is a modern language that makes coding simple and fun. Learn to Program with Small Basic introduces you to the empowering world of programming. You’ll master the basics with simple activities like displaying messages and drawing colorful pictures, and then work your way up to programming games! Learn how to: –Program your computer to greet you by name –Make a game of rock-paper-scissors using If/Else statements –Create an interactive treasure map using arrays –Draw intricate geometric patterns with just a few lines of code –Simplify complex programs by breaking them into bite-sized subroutines You’ll also learn to command a turtle to draw shapes, create magical moving text, solve math problems quickly, help a knight slay a dragon, and more! Each chapter ends with creative coding challenges so you can take your skills to the next level. Learn to Program with Small Basic is the perfect place to start your computer science journey.
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 159327775X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Small Basic is a free, beginner-friendly programming language created by Microsoft. Inspired by BASIC, which introduced programming to millions of first-time PC owners in the 1970s and 1980s, Small Basic is a modern language that makes coding simple and fun. Learn to Program with Small Basic introduces you to the empowering world of programming. You’ll master the basics with simple activities like displaying messages and drawing colorful pictures, and then work your way up to programming games! Learn how to: –Program your computer to greet you by name –Make a game of rock-paper-scissors using If/Else statements –Create an interactive treasure map using arrays –Draw intricate geometric patterns with just a few lines of code –Simplify complex programs by breaking them into bite-sized subroutines You’ll also learn to command a turtle to draw shapes, create magical moving text, solve math problems quickly, help a knight slay a dragon, and more! Each chapter ends with creative coding challenges so you can take your skills to the next level. Learn to Program with Small Basic is the perfect place to start your computer science journey.
Symposium on Psychology of Learning Basic to Military Training Problems
Author: United States. Research and Development Board. Human Resources, Committee on
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Educational psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Educational psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Wordz Lianxi - Learning Basic Chinese Characters - 1
Author: Harry Layman
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557926602
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
This book is designed for students of Chinese that are interested in improving their initial vocabulary of the written Chinese language. Working with Simplified Hanzi, this book reviews over 288 words and more than 340 characters used in everyday speech. Learning Basic Chinese Characters makes an excellent companion to Chinese4Beginners, an iPad application to practice word character recognition.For every character and word, the component elements of the written character are explained, related to primary character elements for sound and meaning, and associated with other related words and characters. Story ideas, sound and meaning elements and mnemonic devices are employed to maximize learning efficiency.See the app on iTunes or visit www.Chinese4Beginners.com -- and Thanks you!
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557926602
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
This book is designed for students of Chinese that are interested in improving their initial vocabulary of the written Chinese language. Working with Simplified Hanzi, this book reviews over 288 words and more than 340 characters used in everyday speech. Learning Basic Chinese Characters makes an excellent companion to Chinese4Beginners, an iPad application to practice word character recognition.For every character and word, the component elements of the written character are explained, related to primary character elements for sound and meaning, and associated with other related words and characters. Story ideas, sound and meaning elements and mnemonic devices are employed to maximize learning efficiency.See the app on iTunes or visit www.Chinese4Beginners.com -- and Thanks you!
Learning Basic Genetics with Interactive Computer Programs
Author: Charles C. Tseng
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461460832
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Traditionally, genetics laboratory exercises at the university level focus on mono- and dihybrid crosses and phenotypic analysis—exercises under traditional time, materials, and process constraints. Lately, molecular techniques such as gene cloning, polymerase chain reactions (PCR), and bioinformatics are being included in many teaching laboratories—where affordable. Human chromosome analysis, when present at all, has often been restricted to simple identification of chromosomes by number, through the usual “cut-and-paste” method. Although several online karyotyping (chromosome identification) programs have become available, they are not meaningful for studying the dynamics of the chromosome system, nor do they help students understand genetics as a discipline. The software that accompanies this book has been shown to be an ideal tool for learning about genetics, which requires a combination of understanding, conceptualization, and practical experience.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461460832
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Traditionally, genetics laboratory exercises at the university level focus on mono- and dihybrid crosses and phenotypic analysis—exercises under traditional time, materials, and process constraints. Lately, molecular techniques such as gene cloning, polymerase chain reactions (PCR), and bioinformatics are being included in many teaching laboratories—where affordable. Human chromosome analysis, when present at all, has often been restricted to simple identification of chromosomes by number, through the usual “cut-and-paste” method. Although several online karyotyping (chromosome identification) programs have become available, they are not meaningful for studying the dynamics of the chromosome system, nor do they help students understand genetics as a discipline. The software that accompanies this book has been shown to be an ideal tool for learning about genetics, which requires a combination of understanding, conceptualization, and practical experience.
Learning Basic and Advanced Database modules on ICDL Professional Syllabus
Author: Mario Capurso
Publisher: Mario Capurso
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
This work follows the ICDL (International Certification of Digital Literacy) Database Basic and Advanced Syllabus, expanded according to the document on Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Science of December 20, 2013 by the Association for Computing Machinery and IEEE Computer Society. As for the know-how aspects (skills), some use Microsoft Access, which is not professional and has a non-standard version of SQL. This text uses MySQL and SQLite. They are professional, open source, totally free and widely used and easy to install. This satisfies the skills of the ICDL modules. However, the question of how to use this data remains. To do this today you need to master the Python language or the R language, which require learning times and delay the start of practice by weeks. There is a third possibility: using visual environments that allow you to make applications without knowing any language. Orange is one of these. It is visual but is based on Python, it allows you to make applications without knowing the language but also allows you to extend the application if and when you know Python. In addition, MySQL and SQLite coexist with Python and Orange Data Mining. This text uses Orange as an environment for experimentation and exercise in Data Science. It is possible to decide not to install Orange in case one is interested exclusively in SQL. In this case the reader will be free to skip the application exercises with Orange and return to them later if he/she feels the need. It should be clarified that this text follows the ICDL Syllabus and provides the skills associated with the modules in question, but it is not able to guarantee that the reader will be able to automatically pass the certification exam. In fact, it requires the purchase of a skill card, registration with a test center, compliance with a series of rules dictated by the national member organizations of the ICDL consortium and by the test center, and all of this is beyond what we can guarantee. After describing the installation of the programs used for the exercises, the text considers the types of data and their representations, including images and documents. The concepts of System, Information System and Database are introduced, as well as the most common practices of data security and privacy. The relational model and SQL are also explained with application examples with MySQL and SQLite. The various types of Joins, sorting, aggregation and grouping queries, integrity constraints, GRANT and REVOKE security features, views, indexing, Normal Forms and Normalization are then analyzed. Multi-user access to databases, interference and deadlock, locking techniques and transactions are then considered. Distributed databases and the possible options with MySQL and SQLite are then described. The limits of the relational model and the most common non-relational models (NOSQL) are outlined, the conceptual Entity-Relationship and object models according to ISO/UM and the process for moving from the problem text to the conceptual and logical relational model. The data integration process is outlined also with the use of data warehouses, data lakes and mediators, data cleaning, management of missing, repeated, anomalous and incorrect values, coding of categorical values. Finally, the project objectives are distinguished according to the best model, whether relational or non-relational. The text is accompanied by supporting material and it is possible to download the examples and test data.
Publisher: Mario Capurso
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
This work follows the ICDL (International Certification of Digital Literacy) Database Basic and Advanced Syllabus, expanded according to the document on Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Science of December 20, 2013 by the Association for Computing Machinery and IEEE Computer Society. As for the know-how aspects (skills), some use Microsoft Access, which is not professional and has a non-standard version of SQL. This text uses MySQL and SQLite. They are professional, open source, totally free and widely used and easy to install. This satisfies the skills of the ICDL modules. However, the question of how to use this data remains. To do this today you need to master the Python language or the R language, which require learning times and delay the start of practice by weeks. There is a third possibility: using visual environments that allow you to make applications without knowing any language. Orange is one of these. It is visual but is based on Python, it allows you to make applications without knowing the language but also allows you to extend the application if and when you know Python. In addition, MySQL and SQLite coexist with Python and Orange Data Mining. This text uses Orange as an environment for experimentation and exercise in Data Science. It is possible to decide not to install Orange in case one is interested exclusively in SQL. In this case the reader will be free to skip the application exercises with Orange and return to them later if he/she feels the need. It should be clarified that this text follows the ICDL Syllabus and provides the skills associated with the modules in question, but it is not able to guarantee that the reader will be able to automatically pass the certification exam. In fact, it requires the purchase of a skill card, registration with a test center, compliance with a series of rules dictated by the national member organizations of the ICDL consortium and by the test center, and all of this is beyond what we can guarantee. After describing the installation of the programs used for the exercises, the text considers the types of data and their representations, including images and documents. The concepts of System, Information System and Database are introduced, as well as the most common practices of data security and privacy. The relational model and SQL are also explained with application examples with MySQL and SQLite. The various types of Joins, sorting, aggregation and grouping queries, integrity constraints, GRANT and REVOKE security features, views, indexing, Normal Forms and Normalization are then analyzed. Multi-user access to databases, interference and deadlock, locking techniques and transactions are then considered. Distributed databases and the possible options with MySQL and SQLite are then described. The limits of the relational model and the most common non-relational models (NOSQL) are outlined, the conceptual Entity-Relationship and object models according to ISO/UM and the process for moving from the problem text to the conceptual and logical relational model. The data integration process is outlined also with the use of data warehouses, data lakes and mediators, data cleaning, management of missing, repeated, anomalous and incorrect values, coding of categorical values. Finally, the project objectives are distinguished according to the best model, whether relational or non-relational. The text is accompanied by supporting material and it is possible to download the examples and test data.
Algorithms, Part II
Author: Robert Sedgewick
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN: 0133847268
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 973
Book Description
This book is Part II of the fourth edition of Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne’s Algorithms, the leading textbook on algorithms today, widely used in colleges and universities worldwide. Part II contains Chapters 4 through 6 of the book. The fourth edition of Algorithms surveys the most important computer algorithms currently in use and provides a full treatment of data structures and algorithms for sorting, searching, graph processing, and string processing -- including fifty algorithms every programmer should know. In this edition, new Java implementations are written in an accessible modular programming style, where all of the code is exposed to the reader and ready to use. The algorithms in this book represent a body of knowledge developed over the last 50 years that has become indispensable, not just for professional programmers and computer science students but for any student with interests in science, mathematics, and engineering, not to mention students who use computation in the liberal arts. The companion web site, algs4.cs.princeton.edu contains An online synopsis Full Java implementations Test data Exercises and answers Dynamic visualizations Lecture slides Programming assignments with checklists Links to related material The MOOC related to this book is accessible via the "Online Course" link at algs4.cs.princeton.edu. The course offers more than 100 video lecture segments that are integrated with the text, extensive online assessments, and the large-scale discussion forums that have proven so valuable. Offered each fall and spring, this course regularly attracts tens of thousands of registrants. Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne are developing a modern approach to disseminating knowledge that fully embraces technology, enabling people all around the world to discover new ways of learning and teaching. By integrating their textbook, online content, and MOOC, all at the state of the art, they have built a unique resource that greatly expands the breadth and depth of the educational experience.
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN: 0133847268
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 973
Book Description
This book is Part II of the fourth edition of Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne’s Algorithms, the leading textbook on algorithms today, widely used in colleges and universities worldwide. Part II contains Chapters 4 through 6 of the book. The fourth edition of Algorithms surveys the most important computer algorithms currently in use and provides a full treatment of data structures and algorithms for sorting, searching, graph processing, and string processing -- including fifty algorithms every programmer should know. In this edition, new Java implementations are written in an accessible modular programming style, where all of the code is exposed to the reader and ready to use. The algorithms in this book represent a body of knowledge developed over the last 50 years that has become indispensable, not just for professional programmers and computer science students but for any student with interests in science, mathematics, and engineering, not to mention students who use computation in the liberal arts. The companion web site, algs4.cs.princeton.edu contains An online synopsis Full Java implementations Test data Exercises and answers Dynamic visualizations Lecture slides Programming assignments with checklists Links to related material The MOOC related to this book is accessible via the "Online Course" link at algs4.cs.princeton.edu. The course offers more than 100 video lecture segments that are integrated with the text, extensive online assessments, and the large-scale discussion forums that have proven so valuable. Offered each fall and spring, this course regularly attracts tens of thousands of registrants. Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne are developing a modern approach to disseminating knowledge that fully embraces technology, enabling people all around the world to discover new ways of learning and teaching. By integrating their textbook, online content, and MOOC, all at the state of the art, they have built a unique resource that greatly expands the breadth and depth of the educational experience.
The Only Basic Piano Instruction Book You'll Ever Need
Author: Brooke Halpin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440517800
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Lots of piano books offer either in-depth analysis or quick gimmicks that don’t really teach music theory. But The Only Basic Piano Instruction Book You’ll Ever Need is different. For students who want to learn the basics and dive right into playing, this book skips all the unnecessary trivia on the history of pianos and avoids lengthy digressions on classical and contemporary musicians. Instead, it focuses specifically on piano instruction and includes: The basics of musical terms, definitions, note-reading structure, and time and key signatures The foundations for chords and more complicated note constructs Exercises and sample pieces of music that range from playing simple notes to combining harmony and melody Perfect even for those starting from scratch, The Only Basic Piano Book You’ll Ever Need makes learning to play a cinch.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440517800
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Lots of piano books offer either in-depth analysis or quick gimmicks that don’t really teach music theory. But The Only Basic Piano Instruction Book You’ll Ever Need is different. For students who want to learn the basics and dive right into playing, this book skips all the unnecessary trivia on the history of pianos and avoids lengthy digressions on classical and contemporary musicians. Instead, it focuses specifically on piano instruction and includes: The basics of musical terms, definitions, note-reading structure, and time and key signatures The foundations for chords and more complicated note constructs Exercises and sample pieces of music that range from playing simple notes to combining harmony and melody Perfect even for those starting from scratch, The Only Basic Piano Book You’ll Ever Need makes learning to play a cinch.
Learning Basic Calculus
Author: Alexander Hahn
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780387946061
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
This introductory calculus text was developed by the author through his teaching of an honors calculus course at Notre Dame. The book develops calculus, as well as the necessary trigonometry and analytic geometry, from witin the relevant historical context, and yet it is not a textbook in the history of mathematics as such. The notation is modern, and the material is selected to cover the basics of the subject. Special emphasis is placed on pedagogy throughout. Whhile emphasizing the broad applications of the subject, emphasis is placed on the mathematical content of the subject.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780387946061
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
This introductory calculus text was developed by the author through his teaching of an honors calculus course at Notre Dame. The book develops calculus, as well as the necessary trigonometry and analytic geometry, from witin the relevant historical context, and yet it is not a textbook in the history of mathematics as such. The notation is modern, and the material is selected to cover the basics of the subject. Special emphasis is placed on pedagogy throughout. Whhile emphasizing the broad applications of the subject, emphasis is placed on the mathematical content of the subject.
The First 20 Hours
Author: Josh Kaufman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101623047
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Forget the 10,000 hour rule— what if it’s possible to learn the basics of any new skill in 20 hours or less? Take a moment to consider how many things you want to learn to do. What’s on your list? What’s holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time and effort it takes to acquire new skills—time you don’t have and effort you can’t spare? Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to develop a new skill. In this nonstop world when will you ever find that much time and energy? To make matters worse, the early hours of practicing something new are always the most frustrating. That’s why it’s difficult to learn how to speak a new language, play an instrument, hit a golf ball, or shoot great photos. It’s so much easier to watch TV or surf the web . . . In The First 20 Hours, Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition— how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible. His method shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers. By completing just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice you’ll go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well. Kaufman personally field-tested the methods in this book. You’ll have a front row seat as he develops a personal yoga practice, writes his own web-based computer programs, teaches himself to touch type on a nonstandard keyboard, explores the oldest and most complex board game in history, picks up the ukulele, and learns how to windsurf. Here are a few of the simple techniques he teaches: Define your target performance level: Figure out what your desired level of skill looks like, what you’re trying to achieve, and what you’ll be able to do when you’re done. The more specific, the better. Deconstruct the skill: Most of the things we think of as skills are actually bundles of smaller subskills. If you break down the subcomponents, it’s easier to figure out which ones are most important and practice those first. Eliminate barriers to practice: Removing common distractions and unnecessary effort makes it much easier to sit down and focus on deliberate practice. Create fast feedback loops: Getting accurate, real-time information about how well you’re performing during practice makes it much easier to improve. Whether you want to paint a portrait, launch a start-up, fly an airplane, or juggle flaming chainsaws, The First 20 Hours will help you pick up the basics of any skill in record time . . . and have more fun along the way.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101623047
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Forget the 10,000 hour rule— what if it’s possible to learn the basics of any new skill in 20 hours or less? Take a moment to consider how many things you want to learn to do. What’s on your list? What’s holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time and effort it takes to acquire new skills—time you don’t have and effort you can’t spare? Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to develop a new skill. In this nonstop world when will you ever find that much time and energy? To make matters worse, the early hours of practicing something new are always the most frustrating. That’s why it’s difficult to learn how to speak a new language, play an instrument, hit a golf ball, or shoot great photos. It’s so much easier to watch TV or surf the web . . . In The First 20 Hours, Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition— how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible. His method shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers. By completing just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice you’ll go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well. Kaufman personally field-tested the methods in this book. You’ll have a front row seat as he develops a personal yoga practice, writes his own web-based computer programs, teaches himself to touch type on a nonstandard keyboard, explores the oldest and most complex board game in history, picks up the ukulele, and learns how to windsurf. Here are a few of the simple techniques he teaches: Define your target performance level: Figure out what your desired level of skill looks like, what you’re trying to achieve, and what you’ll be able to do when you’re done. The more specific, the better. Deconstruct the skill: Most of the things we think of as skills are actually bundles of smaller subskills. If you break down the subcomponents, it’s easier to figure out which ones are most important and practice those first. Eliminate barriers to practice: Removing common distractions and unnecessary effort makes it much easier to sit down and focus on deliberate practice. Create fast feedback loops: Getting accurate, real-time information about how well you’re performing during practice makes it much easier to improve. Whether you want to paint a portrait, launch a start-up, fly an airplane, or juggle flaming chainsaws, The First 20 Hours will help you pick up the basics of any skill in record time . . . and have more fun along the way.
Symposium on Psychology of Learning Basic to Military Training Problems
Author: United States. Research and Development Board. Human Resources, Committee on
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Educational psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Educational psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description