Allen B. Downey (born May 11, 1967) is an American computer scientist, Professor of Computer Science at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering and writer of free textbooks. Downey received in 1989 his BS and in 1990 his MA, both in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his PhD in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997.
Books Authored by Allen B. Downey
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python 3
Post date: 01 Mar 2021The goal of this book is to teach you to think like a computer scientist. The programming language you will be learning is Python.
Publication date: 17 Apr 2020
License: GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.3
Document Type: Book
License: GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.3
Document Type: Book
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python 3
Post date: 01 Mar 2021The goal of this book is to teach you to think like a computer scientist. The programming language you will be learning is Python.
Publication date: 17 Apr 2020
License: GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.3 Document Type: Book
License: GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.3 Document Type: Book
Modeling and Simulation in Python
Post date: 25 Feb 2021This book is used in a class called Modeling and Simulation at Olin College, which all students take in their first semester. It teaches the entire modeling process and give students a chance to practice it.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 01 Jan 2017
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Document Type: Book
Publication date: 01 Jan 2017
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Document Type: Book
Modeling and Simulation in Python
Post date: 25 Feb 2021This book is used in a class called Modeling and Simulation at Olin College, which all students take in their first semester. It teaches the entire modeling process and give students a chance to practice it.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 01 Jan 2017
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Document Type: Book
Publication date: 01 Jan 2017
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Document Type: Book
Think DSP: Digital Signal Processing in Python
Post date: 19 Jul 2016An introduction to Digital Signal Processing in Python.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 02 Jan 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 02 Jan 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Think DSP: Digital Signal Processing in Python
Post date: 19 Jul 2016An introduction to Digital Signal Processing in Python.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 02 Jan 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 02 Jan 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Post date: 19 Jul 2016
An introduction to programming in MATLAB and simulation of physical systems.
An introduction to programming in MATLAB and simulation of physical systems.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 02 Jan 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 02 Jan 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Post date: 19 Jul 2016An introduction to programming in MATLAB and simulation of physical systems.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 02 Jan 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 02 Jan 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Think OS: A Brief Introduction to Operating Systems
Post date: 17 Apr 2016Think OS is an introduction to Operating Systems for programmers. Knowledge in Computer Architecture is not a prerequisite.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 31 Dec 2011
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 31 Dec 2011
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Think OS: A Brief Introduction to Operating Systems
Post date: 17 Apr 2016Think OS is an introduction to Operating Systems for programmers. Knowledge in Computer Architecture is not a prerequisite.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 31 Dec 2011
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 31 Dec 2011
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Think Bayes: Bayesian Statistics in Python
Post date: 02 Apr 2016An introduction to Bayesian statistics using simple Python programs instead of complicated math.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 04 Oct 2013
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 04 Oct 2013
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Think Bayes: Bayesian Statistics in Python
Post date: 02 Apr 2016An introduction to Bayesian statistics using simple Python programs instead of complicated math.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 04 Oct 2013
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 04 Oct 2013
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Think Stats: Probability and Statistics for Programmers
Post date: 02 Apr 2016An introduction to Probability and Statistics for Python programmers.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 27 Oct 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 27 Oct 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Think Stats: Probability and Statistics for Programmers
Post date: 02 Apr 2016An introduction to Probability and Statistics for Python programmers.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 27 Oct 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 27 Oct 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Think Java: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (Version 6)
Post date: 01 Apr 2016This book is an introduction to computer science and programming intended for people with little or no experience. It starts with the most basic concepts and are careful to define all terms when they are first used.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 25 May 2016
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 25 May 2016
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
Think Java: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (Version 6)
Post date: 01 Apr 2016This book is an introduction to computer science and programming intended for people with little or no experience. It starts with the most basic concepts and are careful to define all terms when they are first used.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 25 May 2016
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 25 May 2016
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
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Post date: 01 Apr 2016
An introduction to Python programming for beginners, using Python 3. It starts with basic concepts of programming, and is carefully designed to define all terms when they are first used and to develop each new concept in a logical progression.
An introduction to Python programming for beginners, using Python 3. It starts with basic concepts of programming, and is carefully designed to define all terms when they are first used and to develop each new concept in a logical progression.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 28 Dec 2015
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 28 Dec 2015
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Post date: 01 Apr 2016An introduction to Python programming for beginners, using Python 3. It starts with basic concepts of programming, and is carefully designed to define all terms when they are first used and to develop each new concept in a logical progression.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 28 Dec 2015
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 28 Dec 2015
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Post date: 01 Apr 2016
This book is an introduction to Python programming for beginners. It starts with basic concepts of programming, and is carefully designed to define all terms when they are first used and to develop each new concept in a logical progression.
This book is an introduction to Python programming for beginners. It starts with basic concepts of programming, and is carefully designed to define all terms when they are first used and to develop each new concept in a logical progression.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 20 Aug 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 20 Aug 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Post date: 01 Apr 2016This book is an introduction to Python programming for beginners. It starts with basic concepts of programming, and is carefully designed to define all terms when they are first used and to develop each new concept in a logical progression.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 20 Aug 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 20 Aug 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Think Complexity: Complexity Science and Computational Modeling, Second Edition
Post date: 09 Jun 2009This book is about data structures and algorithms, intermediate programming in Python, complexity science and the philosophy of science.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 12 Mar 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 12 Mar 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
Think Complexity: Complexity Science and Computational Modeling, Second Edition
Post date: 09 Jun 2009This book is about data structures and algorithms, intermediate programming in Python, complexity science and the philosophy of science.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 12 Mar 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 12 Mar 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
The Little Book of Semaphores, Second Edition
Post date: 20 Feb 2007Introduces the principles of synchronization for concurrent programming. Covers the classical problems, including Readers-writers, Producer-consumer, and Dining Philosophers, plus a number of not-so-classical problems.
Publisher:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 20 Mar 2009
License: GNU Free Documentation License
Publication date: 20 Mar 2009
License: GNU Free Documentation License
The Little Book of Semaphores, Second Edition
Post date: 20 Feb 2007Introduces the principles of synchronization for concurrent programming. Covers the classical problems, including Readers-writers, Producer-consumer, and Dining Philosophers, plus a number of not-so-classical problems.
Publisher:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 20 Mar 2009
License: GNU Free Documentation License
Publication date: 20 Mar 2009
License: GNU Free Documentation License
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist : Learning with Python
Post date: 29 Oct 2004An introduction to programming using Python, one of the best languages for beginners.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 04 Sep 2008
License: GNU Free Documentation License
Document Type: Textbook
Publication date: 04 Sep 2008
License: GNU Free Documentation License
Document Type: Textbook
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist : Learning with Python
Post date: 29 Oct 2004An introduction to programming using Python, one of the best languages for beginners.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 04 Sep 2008
License: GNU Free Documentation License Document Type: Textbook
Publication date: 04 Sep 2008
License: GNU Free Documentation License Document Type: Textbook
How To Think Like A Computer Scientist: C++ Version
Post date: 24 Oct 2004Guidelines to problem-solving as the most important skill for a computer scientist.
Publisher:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 01 Nov 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 01 Nov 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
How To Think Like A Computer Scientist: C++ Version
Post date: 24 Oct 2004Guidelines to problem-solving as the most important skill for a computer scientist.
Publisher:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 01 Nov 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 01 Nov 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
Think Java: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (Version 5)
Post date: 24 Oct 2004An introduction to Java programming for beginners. It is tailored for students preparing for the Computer Science Advanced Placement (AP) Exam, but it is for anyone who wants to learn Java.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 31 Dec 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 31 Dec 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
Think Java: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (Version 5)
Post date: 24 Oct 2004An introduction to Java programming for beginners. It is tailored for students preparing for the Computer Science Advanced Placement (AP) Exam, but it is for anyone who wants to learn Java.
Publisher:
Green Tea Press
Publication date: 31 Dec 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
Publication date: 31 Dec 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
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