Computer hardware and software
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#2 written by yesmanapple 10 months ago
Certainly!
This is the book that made me “fall in love” with programming:Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structure by Tony Gaddis
http://www.amazon.com/Starting-Out-Java-Control-Structures/dp/0321421027This text is easy to read, accessible and rather thorough.
A slightly more advanced but still great text is:
(Java/C++) How to Program by Deitel [separate texts for each language]Go with the older editions for a more affordable price! Best of luck with CS!
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Math for Computer Science is a combination of 2 things: discrete math and linear algebra. Discrete math is, for the most part, common sense- things like logic. Linear algebra is better learned in a class because it requires a different way of looking at things.
As far as Operating Systems is concerned, I’ve found that textbooks aren’t all that helpful. I’m in an OS class right now and the one were using (Operating System Concepts by Sibershatz, Galvin, and Gagne) is good- it punctuates the sections with examples of how these concepts are used in Windows, Darwin (Mac OS X), Solaris, and Linux- but it’s often better just to install Linux and mess around with it. That’s the easiest way to learn exactly how these things work.
With programming, you do not want to learn from a book. Book learning = bad for programming because books don’t teach you best practices. Grab any book on programming (I’d start on a language like Python or Ruby- they’re nicer to beginners than C++) and use it to learn the basics. Then, start working on projects. Teach yourself about things like modularization (dividing the project up into separate pieces). Try getting involved with open source projects to see how to program in a group.