Get set for computer science /

This book is aimed at students who are thinking of studying Computer Science or a related topic at university. Part One is a brief introduction to the topics that make up Computer Science, some of which you would expect to find as course modules in a Computer Science programme. These descriptions sh...

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Main Author: Edwards, Alistair D. N.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2006.
Series:Get set for university.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • COVER
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • PART I Computer Science
  • 1 THE ELEMENTS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
  • 2 SOFTWARE
  • 3 HARDWARE
  • 4 COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION
  • 5 PRACTICE
  • 6 THEORY
  • 7 SYSTEMS
  • PART II Thinking of a Computer Science Degree
  • 8 PREPARATION
  • 9 APPLYING TO UNIVERSITY
  • PART III Study Skills
  • 10 EAT WELL44; WORK HARD AND GET TO BED EARLY
  • 11 TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS
  • 12 ASSESSMENT
  • GLOSSARY
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX
  • Last Page.