1. Context

• 1.1. Motivation for This Book
  • 1.1.1. Pedagogy
  • 1.1.2. C# and Mono
• 1.2. Resources Online
• 1.3. Downloading Text, Source Code, and Videos
  • 1.3.1. Example Source Code and Videos
  • 1.3.2. Primary Book Site (cs.luc.edu)
  • 1.3.3. Mirror Book Site (courseclouds.com)
• 1.4. Computer Science, Broadly
  • 1.4.1. Information Processing
  • 1.4.2. Algorithms
  • 1.4.3. Data Representation
  • 1.4.4. Instruction Representation
  • 1.4.5. Program Development Cycle
  • 1.4.6. Key Computer Science Areas
• 1.5. Chapter Review Questions