Books & Course Materials

The books and other materials needed for computer science classes change from semester to semester. This list is for the current semester.

The List for Spring 2009

Course: CSci 120, Introduction to Computing, All Sections

Discovering Computers 2009: Introductory, 1st Edition
by Shelly, Cashman and Vermaat,
pub. Thomson/Course Technology, Boston, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-4239-1197-5

Course:CSci 121, Computers and Money: Quantitative Reasoning in Context, Instructors: Cullen Schaffer, Gennady Maryash

There is no textbook for this class.

Course: CSci 145, Computer Architecture I, Instructors: Subash Shankar, Constantin Negoita

Computer Organization and Design 3^rd edition, revised w/CD
by David A. Patterson
pub. Morgan Kaufman ISBN: 1-237-0606-8

Course: CSci 150, Discrete Structures, Instructor: Deniz Sariöz

Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, 6th Edition
by Rosen,
pub. McGraw Hill. ISBN: 0072880082

Course: CSci 232, SQL Programming, Instructor: Susan Epstein

Learning SQL 2005 ed.
by Beaulieu,
pub. O'Reilly Media, 2005 ISBN: 978-0-596-00727-0

Course: CSci 235, Software Analysis and Design II, Instructor: Ioannis Stamos

Data Abstraction & Problem Solving with C++, 5^th edition
by Frank M. Carrano
pub. Pearson, 2007 ISBN: 978-0-321-43332-9

Course: CSci 245, Computer Architecture II, Instructor: Constantin Negoita

Digital Design + Xilinx 6.3 Pack
by Mano
pub. Pearson ISBN: 978-0-132-34848-5

Computer Organization and Design 3^rd edition, revised w/CD
by David A. Patterson
pub. Morgan Kaufman ISBN: 1-237-0606-8

Course: CSci 365, Computer Theory 2, Instructor: Daniel Cohen

Introduction to Computer Theory 2^nd edition, 1996
by Cohen
pub. Wiley & Sons ISBN: 978-0471137726

Course: CSci 395.70, Javascript Game Programming, Instructor: Cullen Schaffer

RECOMMENDEDJavascript: The Definitive Guide
by Flanagan
pub. O'Reilly Media, 2006 ed. ISBN: 0596101996

The List for Fall 2008

Course: CSci 120, Introduction to Computing, All Sections

Discovering Computers 2008, Introductory
by Shelly, Cashman and Vermaat,
pub. Thomson/Course Technology, Boston, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-4239-1204-0

Course:CSci 121, Computers and Money: Quantitative Reasoning in Context, Instructor: Cullen Schaffer

There is no textbook for this class.

Course: CSci 127, Introduction to Computer Science, All Sections

Computer Science: An Overview
by J. Glenn Brookshear,
pub. Addison Wesley ISBN: 978-0-321-52403-4

Course: CSci 132, Practical Unix Programming, with Lab, Instructor: Saad Mneimneh

Elements of Programming with Perl
by Andrew L. Johnson
pub. Manning, ISBN: 978-1-884-77780-6

Course: CSci 135, Software Analysis and Design I, All Sections

Small C++ how to Program
by Deitel and Deitel
pub. Addison Wesley Longman (June 2006), ISBN: 978-0-136-13140-3

Course: CSci 145, Computer Architecture I, Instructor: Subash Shankar

Computer Organization and Design
by David A. Patterson
pub. Morgan Kaufman ISBN: 978-0-123-70606-5

Course: CSci 150, Discrete Structures, Instructor: Deniz Sariöz

Discrete Mathematics with Applications, 3rd Edition
by Susanna Epp,
pub. Thomson/Brooks/Cole, Belmont, 2004. ISBN: 978-0-534-35945-0

Course: CSci 235, Software Analysis and Design II, Instructor: Ioannis Stamos

Data Abstraction & Problem Solving with C++
by Frank M. Carrano
pub. Addison Wesley ISBN: 978-0-321-43332-9

Course: CSci 245, Computer Architecture II, Instructor: Eric Schweitzer

Digital Design + Xilinx 6.3 Pack
by Mano
pub. Not Avail ISBN: 978-0-132-34848-5

Course: CSci 265, Computer Theory I, Instructor: Eric Schweitzer

Introduction to Computer Theory, 2nd Edition
by Daniel Cohen
pub. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996. ISBN: 978-0-471-13772-6

Course: CSci 335, Software Analysis and Design III, Instructor: Deniz Sariöz

Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in C++
by Mark Allen Weiss
pub. Allison Wesley ISBN: 0-321-44146-X

Course: CSci 340, Operating Systems, Instructor: Eric Schweitzer

Operating Systems Concepts, 7th Edition
by Silberschatz, Galvin & Gagne,
pub. Wiley and Sons, Danvers, 2005. ISBN: 0-471-69466-5

Course: CSci 345, Computer Architecture III, Instructor: Christina Zamfirescu

Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface. Third Edition, Revised
by David A Patterson
ISBN: 978-0-123-70606-5

Course: CSci 435, Data Base Management, Instructor: Susan Epstein

Fundamentals of Database Systems (5th Edition)
by Ramez Elmasri et al
ISBN: 978-0-321-36957-4

Course: CSci 493.69, Computational Vision, Instructor: Ioannis Stamos

Robot Vision
by Berthold K.P. Horn
ISBN: 978-0-262-08159-7
Introductory Techniques for 3-D Computer Vision
by Emanuelle Trucco et al
ISBN: 978-0-132-61108-4