Making a better textbook (was Re: The Deitel book)

[Cameron Laird]

In article <d6dae77c.0211061427.7191196f at posting.google.com>,
Ben Wiedermann <benalan at cs.bu.edu> wrote:
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		[several sage observations]
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>presentation rank when considering a book? Are there examples of other
>college textbooks that people think do an excellent job in the
>presentation department? What kinds of materials can we (as a
>community) produce to get schools to consider and adopt Python as a
>first programming language? Any other thoughts on Python in the
>university?

Me, too--that is, I have occasional opportunities
to advocate use of Python in school courses, and
I'd welcome more information about what has and can
work.
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Cameron Laird <Cameron at Lairds.com>
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