1st Edition
Becoming a Computational Thinker Success in the Digital Age
Preface
Computational Thinking: An Introduction
1. Everyday Computational Thinking Can Save Lives
2. Digital Technologies in the COVID-19 Fight
3. The Metamorphosis of TV
4. Smart About Smartphones
5. Cyber Security – How Not to Be a Fish
6. Computers: More Than Meets the Eye
7. Home Sweet Homepage :-)
8. Cloud Computing for Everyone
9. A Pattern Here and a Pattern There
10. AI: Aiming for Intelligence
11. Let’s Chat About AI
12. A World of 1’s and 0’s
13. Secrets of the Can-Do Machine
14. Encryption in the Digital Age
15. Bitcoin Is No Coin
16. Central Bank Digital Currency
17. Logic & Logical Thinking
18. 1 Plus 1 Equals 10
19. Cache – Efficiency Thinking
20. Time for Location, Location, Location
21. Face to Face with the Interface
22. Protocols Are Interface Rules
23. Computer Programming by Chickens and Rabbits
24. Don’t Stop – Do It Again!
25. Internet of What? Things!
26. Chips Are Everywhere
27. Problem Solving: Algorithmic & Recursive
28. Problem Solving: Backtracking & Heuristics
29. Problem Solving: Paradigms & Applications
30. Parallel Computing: Ways to Cooperate
Becoming a Computational Thinker: A Summary
Index
Biography
Paul S. Wang is an author, computer scientist, researcher, consultant, and academic. He is a Ph.D. and faculty from MIT with over 40 years of experience in teaching and book publishing. His current interest is in introducing Computational Thinking to all the people.
