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Learning to Program with Alice | 
| Authors: Wanda P. Dann, Stephen Cooper, Randy Pausch
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
List Price: $62.00
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 56613
Media: Paperback
Pages: 375
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0131872893
Dewey Decimal Number: 006
EAN: 9780131872899
ASIN: 0131872893
Publication Date: July 25, 2005
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Product Description
This guide supports an innovative approach to fundamental programming concepts. The authors use program visualization to create an easy relationship between program construct and the animation action in a 3D world. Final release is in full color. For consistency with Java, C++, and other commonly used languages, "questions" are now "functions." Save and reload bugs have been fixed. Fonts can be scaled larger or smaller. High contrast mode is available for projection in the classroom. A much larger local gallery is now loaded with Alice; the CD with the book contains the complete gallery, so Internet access for downloading 3D models is no longer required. A useful how-to guide for programmers interested in learning Alice.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Easy and fun =) May 6, 2009
P. Tanakij
I really like this book. It's easy to understand with explanation and colorful pictures. Programming is FUN =)
great buy February 15, 2009
Lori Key
Good price and book was delivered promptly and in good condition. Would recommend others to purchase from seller.
great book & service September 21, 2008
N. East (Seymour, IN)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Book was delivered quickly & in great shape. While others in my classes were still waiting to get thier book, from the book store on the first day; I had my a week before class & was ready to get started. Thank you for your great service.
Should be required reading for every person teaching computer science August 16, 2008
Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States(cashbacher@yahoo.com))
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Since I first saw Alice demonstrated at a small college computer conference, I have remained convinced how innovative it is. Using the pre-existing objects a novice needs only a bit of direction in order to create functioning programs that generate animation. When I obtained a copy of this book I immediately started reading it and working through the programs. The Alice environment is very easy to use, there were very few times when I had to ponder my next move or consult the help.
I am also convinced that Alice is the way in which young people; especially females can be lured into computer science. There is the misperception that computer science is only for math nerds, yet a large number of people use their computer expertise to generate artificial worlds (movies) like those created in Alice.
The Alice development environment is free and is on the CD included with the book. If you want to see the future of computer science and what will lure the next generation into a career in computers, then get this book and experience of power of Alice. It will truly take you to the world of wonderland.
Great service but misread item March 15, 2008
Larry Twigg (WLO, IA, USA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I got the books quickly and in good shape. However, I did not see the Brief Edition explanation. The brief only has 5 of the 10 chapters. If I had seen this I would have ordered the full version.
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