Textbooks

Enough material will be posted on this website to enable you to complete the course, but if you are an information glutton who enjoys devouring multiple information resources there are several good online books available:

• Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist 2e by Allen B. Downey. A simple and clear text. The presentation in this book is closest to my presentation of the course material, though a couple of topics are covered out of sequence. It does not cover as much material as our course, but is a useful supplement for the material it does cover.

• Learn Python 3 The Hard Way, 2nd Edition. This one is for hands-on learners: it emphasizes typing code examples in.

• Hands-on Python 3 Tutorial by Andrew N. Harrington. Has the least-polished on-screen presentation, but solid information. All on one HTML page so you can use Ctrl-F to search it easily.

• Dive into Python 3 by Mark Pilgrim. Excellent, but advanced. Assumes you already know how to program in some language. Most useful once you have completed Part I of this course.