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Explorations in Computing
An Introduction to Computer Science
by John S. Conery
Explorations in Computing is an introduction to computer science for non-majors and pre-majors. The book is a general overview of the field, introducing students to key concepts in computing and "computational thinking."
The distinguishing feature of this book is its active learning approach. Each chapter includes a step by step tutorial project that guides students through an interactive exercise to explore computation by running programs and trying them out on different inputs.
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The exercises in the original version are all based on Ruby. Students develop a basic "literacy" so they can understand programs that have already been written.