Deitel and Deitel Book...

[Peter Hansen]

Dennis Roark wrote:
> 
> First books in C++ are mostly a dissappointing lot, surprisingly so.
> The Lippman and Lajoie and books by Bruce Eckel are good for students
> who have some familiarity with programming.  I've used the Savitch and
> Main and Savitch books, and a host of others searching for the "perfect
> book".  I've considered D&D, but I could never stomach its approach (not
> truly object oriented from the ground up) and conceptual errors or
> weaknesses (some mentioned in this thread).  There will probably be many
> grumbles with this suggestion, but the best I have found for the first
> introduction is Lafore, Object Oriented Programming in C++.  But I am
> really interested in weaving Python into the CS courses including the
> first year courses.  I am taking tentative steps in that direction this
> year and next.

It was mentioned here in the past that Prof. Stefan Kremer at University
of Guelph (uoguelph.ca) was actively teaching Python to first-year students 
in CS.  Perhaps if you contact him you could gain the benefit of his 
experience.  (I don't think he reads this group.)

-Peter