Bit by Bit: A Graphic Introduction to Computer Science

Bit by Bit is a visually immersive educational resource that uses fractal grids, custom-drawn characters, and fun graphics to introduce beginner coding, learning pedagogy, education, and visual thinking. It covers the key concepts of programming, Python, C++, efficiency, and recursion, and provides useful tips and commentary for students, educators, and researchers worldwide.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 04 June 2024
Publisher: Stanford University Press

Originally designed as an educational supplement for the renowned Stanford courses Computer Science 106A and 106B, Bit by Bit is a comic-style resource that uses fractal grids, custom-drawn characters, and fun graphics as a visually immersive introduction to the key concepts of beginner coding, learning pedagogy, education, and visual thinking.

Bit by Bit takes readers on a journey that encompasses the full scope of both courses, beginning with the chief elements and fundamentals of programming such as functions, variables, and integers. It carries readers through the basics of Python and C++ into the conceptual world of efficiency and recursion and walks them through collections of linked data structures. Throughout each section, course and Stanford alum Ecy Femi King is there to guide, cajole, and assist, simultaneously providing useful tips to encourage maximum knowledge absorption and engaging commentary for readers at every level.

In short, this book is more than just a cohesive study buddy for introductory Stanford courses. Rather, it delivers a far-reaching guide of both pedagogical interest and practical use to students, educators, and researchers worldwide.

Weight: 598g
Dimension: 266 x 217 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781503638761