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A Concise Introduction to Programming in Python, Second Edition
provides a hands-on and accessible introduction to writing software
in Python, with no prior programming experience required. The
Second Edition was thoroughly reorganized and rewritten based on
classroom experience to incorporate: A spiral approach, starting
with turtle graphics, and then revisiting concepts in greater depth
using numeric, textual, and image data Clear, concise explanations
written for beginning students, emphasizing core principles A
variety of accessible examples, focusing on key concepts Diagrams
to help visualize new concepts New sections on recursion and
exception handling, as well as an earlier introduction of lists,
based on instructor feedback The text offers sections designed for
approximately one class period each, and proceeds gradually from
procedural to object-oriented design. Examples, exercises, and
projects are included from diverse application domains, including
finance, biology, image processing, and textual analysis. It also
includes a brief "How-To" sections that introduce optional topics
students may be interested in exploring. The text is written to be
read, making it a good fit in flipped classrooms. Designed for
either classroom use or self-study, all example programs and
solutions to odd-numbered exercises (except for projects) are
available at: http://www.central.edu/go/conciseintro/.
The fourteen essays in this collection demonstrate a wide variety
of approaches to the study of Byzantine architecture and its
decoration, a reflection of both newer trends and traditional
scholarship in the field. The variety is also a reflection of
Professor Curcic's wide interests, which he shares with his
students. These include the analysis of recent archaeological
discoveries; recovery of lost monuments through archival research
and onsite examination of material remains; reconsidering
traditional typological approaches often ignored in current
scholarship; fresh interpretations of architectural features and
designs; contextualization of monuments within the landscape;
tracing historiographic trends; and mining neglected written
sources for motives of patronage. The papers also range broadly in
terms of chronology and geography, from the Early Christian through
the post-Byzantine period and from Italy to Armenia. Three papers
examine Early Christian monuments, and of these two expand the
inquiry into their architectural afterlives. Others discuss later
monuments in Byzantine territory and monuments in territories
related to Byzantium such as Serbia, Armenia, and Norman Italy. No
Orthodox church being complete without interior decoration, two
papers discuss issues connected to frescoes in late medieval Balkan
churches. Finally, one study investigates the continued influence
of Byzantine palace architecture long after the fall of
Constantinople.
The fourteen essays in this collection demonstrate a wide variety
of approaches to the study of Byzantine architecture and its
decoration, a reflection of both newer trends and traditional
scholarship in the field. The variety is also a reflection of
Professor Curcic's wide interests, which he shares with his
students. These include the analysis of recent archaeological
discoveries; recovery of lost monuments through archival research
and onsite examination of material remains; reconsidering
traditional typological approaches often ignored in current
scholarship; fresh interpretations of architectural features and
designs; contextualization of monuments within the landscape;
tracing historiographic trends; and mining neglected written
sources for motives of patronage. The papers also range broadly in
terms of chronology and geography, from the Early Christian through
the post-Byzantine period and from Italy to Armenia. Three papers
examine Early Christian monuments, and of these two expand the
inquiry into their architectural afterlives. Others discuss later
monuments in Byzantine territory and monuments in territories
related to Byzantium such as Serbia, Armenia, and Norman Italy. No
Orthodox church being complete without interior decoration, two
papers discuss issues connected to frescoes in late medieval Balkan
churches. Finally, one study investigates the continued influence
of Byzantine palace architecture long after the fall of
Constantinople.
A student-friendly text, A Concise Introduction to Data Structures
Using Java takes a developmental approach, starting with simpler
concepts first and then building toward greater complexity.
Important topics, such as linked lists, are introduced gradually
and revisited with increasing depth. More code and guidance are
provided at the beginning, allowing students time to adapt to Java
while also beginning to learn data structures. As students develop
fluency in Java, less code is provided and more algorithms are
outlined in pseudocode. The text is designed to support a second
course in computer science with an emphasis on elementary data
structures. The clear, concise explanations encourage students to
read and engage with the material, while partial implementations of
most data structures give instructors the flexibility to develop
some methods as examples and assign others as exercises. The book
also supplies an introductory chapter on Java basics that allows
students who are unfamiliar with Java to quickly get up to speed.
The book helps students become familiar with how to use, design,
implement, and analyze data structures, an important step on the
path to becoming skilled software developers.
This book is the first comprehensive study of the mausolea of the
later Roman emperors. Constructed between ca. AD 244 and 450 and
bridging the transition from paganism to Christianity within the
empire, these important buildings shared a common design, that of
domed rotunda. Mark Johnson examines the symbolism and function of
the mausolea, demonstrating for the first time that these monuments
served as temples and shrines to the divinized emperors. Through an
examination of literary sources and the archaeological record, he
identifies which buildings were built as imperial tombs. Each
building is examined to determine its place in the development of
the type as well as for its unique features within the group.
Recognizing the strong relationship between the mausolea built for
pagan and Christian emperors, Johnson also analyzes their important
differences.
A Concise Introduction to Programming in Python, Second Edition
provides a hands-on and accessible introduction to writing software
in Python, with no prior programming experience required. The
Second Edition was thoroughly reorganized and rewritten based on
classroom experience to incorporate: A spiral approach, starting
with turtle graphics, and then revisiting concepts in greater depth
using numeric, textual, and image data Clear, concise explanations
written for beginning students, emphasizing core principles A
variety of accessible examples, focusing on key concepts Diagrams
to help visualize new concepts New sections on recursion and
exception handling, as well as an earlier introduction of lists,
based on instructor feedback The text offers sections designed for
approximately one class period each, and proceeds gradually from
procedural to object-oriented design. Examples, exercises, and
projects are included from diverse application domains, including
finance, biology, image processing, and textual analysis. It also
includes a brief "How-To" sections that introduce optional topics
students may be interested in exploring. The text is written to be
read, making it a good fit in flipped classrooms. Designed for
either classroom use or self-study, all example programs and
solutions to odd-numbered exercises (except for projects) are
available at: http://www.central.edu/go/conciseintro/.
This book represents the first detailed study of Byzantine churches
on the island of Sardinia and aims to bring them into the
mainstream discussion of Byzantine architecture. Although the
churches are not unknown and have been studied to some extent
primarily by local scholars, this study is the first to be consider
the entire corpus of Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture of the
island and to consider them in light of similar church architecture
elsewhere. The buildings are described and analyzed in detail, both
individually and as a group, and considers choice of site, plan,
metrology, construction, and materials. These include larger
churches constructed near major urban centers such as Cagliari,
Tharros, and Sant'Antioco, as well as several smaller churches
scattered across the western half of the island. The first chapter
provides an introduction to the Byzantine history of the island and
its connections to the rest of the Empire. The second chapter
considers two churches generally thought to be Byzantine but
concludes that they predate the Byzantine period. The subject of
the third chapter is the Church of San Saturnino in Cagliari, the
most important of the group and a building that can be linked with
the important developments in architecture that took place during
the reign of Justinian. The following chapters consider the other
cruciform churches on the island as well as a limited number of
basilica-planned buildings that belong to this period.Many of these
churches are cruciform in plan and possess a dome. One chapter is
an analysis of this plan type as used in Early Christian and
Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture from the fourth to the sixth
centuries. This overview of church typology demonstrates that most
are datable to the early Byzantine period and that most also had a
funerary function, given their location in or near cemeteries.
Numerous architectural drawings and color photographs illustrate
the churches.The book is intended for scholars and students of
Byzantine and Late Antique architecture, as well as for those
interested in larger questions of Byzantine history, material
culture, and religion.
This book is the first comprehensive study of the mausolea of the
later Roman emperors. Constructed between ca. AD 244 and 450 and
bridging the transition from paganism to Christianity within the
empire, these important buildings shared a common design, that of
domed rotunda. Mark Johnson examines the symbolism and function of
the mausolea, demonstrating for the first time that these monuments
served as temples and shrines to the divinized emperors. Through an
examination of literary sources and the archaeological record, he
identifies which buildings were built as imperial tombs. Each
building is examined to determine its place in the development of
the type as well as for its unique features within the group.
Recognizing the strong relationship between the mausolea built for
pagan and Christian emperors, Johnson also analyzes their important
differences.
A student-friendly text, A Concise Introduction to Data Structures
Using Java takes a developmental approach, starting with simpler
concepts first and then building toward greater complexity.
Important topics, such as linked lists, are introduced gradually
and revisited with increasing depth. More code and guidance are
provided at the beginning, allowing students time to adapt to Java
while also beginning to learn data structures. As students develop
fluency in Java, less code is provided and more algorithms are
outlined in pseudocode. The text is designed to support a second
course in computer science with an emphasis on elementary data
structures. The clear, concise explanations encourage students to
read and engage with the material, while partial implementations of
most data structures give instructors the flexibility to develop
some methods as examples and assign others as exercises. The book
also supplies an introductory chapter on Java basics that allows
students who are unfamiliar with Java to quickly get up to speed.
The book helps students become familiar with how to use, design,
implement, and analyze data structures, an important step on the
path to becoming skilled software developers.
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