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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 006 EAN: 9780131872899 ISBN: 0131872893 Label: Prentice Hall Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 375 Publication Date: July 25, 2005 Publisher: Prentice Hall Studio: Prentice Hall Sales Rank: 22537
This guide supports an innovative approach to fundamental programming concepts. The authors use program visualization to create an easy relationship between program construct and the animation action in a 3D world. Final release is in full color. For consistency with Java, C++, and other commonly used languages, "questions" are now "functions." Save and reload bugs have been fixed. Fonts can be scaled larger or smaller. High contrast mode is available for projection in the classroom. A much larger local gallery is now loaded with Alice; the CD with the book contains the complete gallery, so Internet access for downloading 3D models is no longer required. A useful how-to guide for programmers interested in learning Alice.
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Rating: - Should be required reading for every person teaching computer science
Since I first saw Alice demonstrated at a small college computer conference, I have remained convinced how innovative it is. Using the pre-existing objects a novice needs only a bit of direction in order ... Read More
Rating: - Great service but misread item
I got the books quickly and in good shape. However, I did not see the Brief Edition explanation. The brief only has 5 of the 10 chapters. If I had seen this I would have ordered the full version.
Rating: - Useless ... for a basic programmer
If you know the ABCs of programming already, this book is useless for you. Alice is soooo simple, it's absolutely easy for you to figure out on your own how each element in Alice works. On the other hand, ... Read More
Rating: - Doesn't Teach Alice At All
I will admit, there are some good definitions in here for the different concepts in programming. However, this is NOT a good way to actually learn Alice.
The exercises are not explained in the ... Read More
Rating: - Used it as textbook. Excellent!
"One of Alice's real strengths is that it has been able to make abstract concepts concrete in the eyes of first- time programmers. " - Forward to the book.
I used this book as a textbook in a one ... Read More
- Should be required reading for every person teaching computer science
- Useless ... for a basic programmer
- Doesn't Teach Alice At All