CS For All

This book aims to provide an introduction to computer science as an intellectually rich and vibrant field rather than focusing exclusively on computer programming. While programming is an important and pervasive element of the approach, this book emphasizes concepts and problem-solving over syntax and programming language features.  This book is a companion to the course CS for All� developed at Harvey Mudd College and subsequently adopted at a variety of colleges and universities. At Mudd, this course is taken almost every first-year studentirrespective of the students ultimate majoras part of the colleges core curriculum. The offering is also taken many students at the Claremont Colleges, including students majoring in the humanities, social sciences, and the arts. Thus, it serves as a first computing course for students regardless of their major.  This book is intended to be used with the substantial resources that we have developed for the course, which are available on the Web at