Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 640 pages
- Published by: Course Technology
- Edition: 1st Edition February 22, 2001
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0789561859
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0789561855
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Book Dimensions:
10.8 x 8.4 x 1.5 inches
- Weighs: 3.5 pounds
Product Description
The Shelly Cashman Series presents a completely revised and updated edition to the best-selling Discovering Computers book to make learning about computers interesting and interactive. Discovering Computers 2002: Concepts for a Digital World is fully integrated with the World Wide Web as a means of offering additional content, unmatched currency, learning games, and more. Discovering Computers 2002 is available in three versions to provide the right depth of coverage for every class. Unparalleled online content, extensive end-of-chapter exercises, and comprehensive instructor's resources give you all the tools you need to present an outstanding concepts course.
About The Author
Gary Shelly<br> Gary Shelly, together with co-author Tom Cashman, wrote and published his first computer education textbook in 1969. Since then, more than twenty million copies of Shelly Cashman textbooks have been sold. In recent years, Gary, Tom, and a talented group of contributing authors have produced leading textbooks on computer programming, computer concepts, and application software.<br> <br> Thomas J. Cashman<br> Thomas J. Cashman received his education at California State University, Los Angeles. In 1960, he established one of the first business data processing programs in the United States at Long Beach City College in California, where he taught and served as department head from 1960 to 1966. <br> In 1969, he began collaborating with Gary Shelly. Since that time, Cashman, Shelly, and a talented group of contributing authors have produced more than 186 leading textbooks on computer programming, computer concepts, and application software. He has also taught summer institutes for teachers at the University of Central Oklahoma, Memphis State University, and
Purdue University.<br> <br> The Shelly Cashman Series <br> Thirty-five years ago, computer educator Tom Cashman collaborated with Gary Shelly, one of his programming students, on their first book: IBM System/360 Assembler Language, published by Anaheim Publishing Company. With the success of this book, they formed a writing partnership that has endured to this day.<br> <br> Shelly and Cashman soon became the best-selling authors in computer and computer programming education. In 1980, they published the first ever full-color Introduction to Computers text. Not only did they sell 1.8 million copies of this edition, they changed the face of the Introductory computer course forever. Today, the Shelly Cashman Series books, published by Course Technology, are used by thousands of educators and millions of students, all around the world.
Gary Shelly<br> Gary Shelly, together with co-author Tom Cashman, wrote and published his first computer education textbook in 1969. Since then, more than twenty million copies of Shelly Cashman textbooks have been sold. In recent years, Gary, Tom, and a talented group of contributing authors have produced leading textbooks on computer programming, computer concepts, and application software.<br> <br> Thomas J. Cashman<br> Thomas J. Cashman received his education at California State University, Los Angeles. In 1960, he established one of the first business data processing programs in the United States at Long Beach City College in California, where he taught and served as department head from 1960 to 1966. <br> In 1969, he began collaborating with Gary Shelly. Since that time, Cashman, Shelly, and a talented group of contributing authors have produced more than 186 leading textbooks on computer programming, computer concepts, and application software. He has also taught summer institutes for teachers at the University of Central Oklahoma, Memphis State University, and
Purdue University.<br> <br> <br> The Shelly Cashman Series <br> Thirty-five years ago, computer educator Tom Cashman collaborated with Gary Shelly, one of his programming students, on their first book: IBM System/360 Assembler Language, published by Anaheim Publishing Company. With the success of this book, they formed a writing partnership that has endured to this day.<br> <br> Shelly and Cashman soon became the best-selling authors in computer and computer programming education. In 1980, they published the first ever full-color Introduction to Computers text. Not only did they sell 1.8 million copies of this edition, they changed the face of the Introductory computer course forever. Today, the Shelly Cashman Series books, published by Course Technology, are used by thousands of educators and millions of students, all around the world.
Reader ReviewsJust reviewing the table of contents engulfs you in the incredible number of areas that computers have touched our lives. This is far more than a textbook. It is the written portion of a multi-media presentation that attempts to touch on every facet of computing today - from how a mouse works to the ethical dilemmas posed by databases. The publisher provides a CD-ROM for instructors and a web site for students with pointers to hundreds of useful sites. This is the "complete" version, intended as the primary text for a three-credit college-level course. The publisher also offers "brief" and "introductory" versions more appropriate to use as a supplement or in shorter courses. The information is very up-to-date, but just missed the dot-bomb implosion of the web world and still maintains the "web can and will do everything in your life" entheusiasm of that brief era. If you are buying this book, you have probably had it assigned as a text for a course and have no choice but to purchase it. You will be rewarded with a rich source of information on every facet of computer technology. It would also be an excellent basis for an intense self-study program if you are willing to set aside a couple of hundred hours to absorb it all!
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