This Spring, we used Al's book for six weeks of a homeschool "Physics and Modeling" class. I am extremely happy with the book.<div><br></div><div>Students really, really liked the book! Here are a few of their applets: <a href="http://physicsmathmodeling.wikispaces.com/Our+Python+program+gallery">http://physicsmathmodeling.wikispaces.com/Our+Python+program+gallery</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>They said the book was easy to use, fun, and supported independent exploration. I very much appreciated having this great resource available.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you very much, Al!</div><div>
<br clear="all">Cheers,<br>Maria Droujkova<br><a href="http://www.naturalmath.com">http://www.naturalmath.com</a><br><br>Make math your own, to make your own math.<br><br> <br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Albert Sweigart <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:asweigart@gmail.com">asweigart@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hello everyone. I've written a book called "Invent Your Own Computer<br>
Games with Python" which is freely available under a Creative Commons<br>
license at <a href="http://inventwithpython.com" target="_blank">http://inventwithpython.com</a> The print version is now also<br>
available on Amazon.com at<br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Invent-Your-Computer-Games-Python/dp/0982106017/" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Invent-Your-Computer-Games-Python/dp/0982106017/</a><br>
<br>
Unlike many other programming books which cover programming concepts<br>
and principles without concrete examples, each chapter in "Invent with<br>
Python" features the complete source code for a small game (Guess the<br>
Number, Tic Tac Toe, Hangman, Encryption, Othello, etc.) and then<br>
explains the code line by line, covering programming concepts as they<br>
are used. This is similar to the old source code listings in Byte<br>
magazine and other books on BASIC.<br>
<br>
The online html and pdf versions are free and unabridged. The print<br>
version is $25 and qualifies for free shipping. (I wanted to make the<br>
book as affordable as possible, especially compared to other<br>
programming books.) If you know of an educational institute or<br>
nonprofit that would like to make a bulk purchase, I can lower the<br>
price to about $7 a copy (plus shipping).<br>
<br>
I'm always open to questions and criticisms, or if anyone knows of<br>
teachers or after-school computer clubs that could make use of this<br>
book.<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
<br>
-Al Sweigart<br>
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