While other textbooks devote their pages to explaining introductory programming concepts, The Python Workbook focuses exclusively on exercises, following the philosophy that computer programming is a skill best learned through experience and practice. Designed to support and encourage hands-on learning about programming, this student-friendly work contains 174 exercises, spanning a variety of academic disciplines and everyday situations. Solutions to selected exercises are also provided, supported by brief annotations that explain the technique used to solve the problem, or highlight specific points of Python syntax. No background knowledge is required to solve the exercises, beyond the material covered in a typical introductory Python programming course.
Undergraduate students undergoing their first programming course and wishing to enhance their programming abilities will find the exercises and solutions provided in this book to be ideal for their needs.

Presents numerous exercises, many of which with complete solutions Supports the solutions with additional notes that explain the technique used and highlight specific points of Python syntax Includes a mixture of classic computer science exercises and exercises that make connections to other disciplines Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Dr. Ben Stephenson is a Senior Instructor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Calgary, AB, Canada.

Inhalt

Part I: Exercises.- Introduction to Programming Exercises.- If Statement Exercises.- Loop Exercises.- Function Exercises.- List Exercises.- Dictionary Exercises.- File and Exception Exercises.- Recursion Exercises.- Part II: Solutions.- Introduction to Programming Solutions.- If Statement Exercise Solutions.- Loop Exercise Solutions.- Function Solutions.- List Solutions.- Dictionary Solutions.- File and Exception Solutions.- Recursion Solutions.