This introduction to computers presents the fundamental ideas and principles on which modern computers are built. While used as a text for courses in computer appreciation as well as introductions to computer science, the book has found a wide audience among computer users who wish to understand the basis of the machines that form and transform our society. What Computers Do . Teaching Silicon to Compute . Building a Computer .+Theoretical Computers . Real Computers . Programming . Subroutines and Recursion . Real Programming Languages . Applications . Cooperating Computers . Graphics . Artificial Intelligence . Answers . The text is supplemented by a web site that gives access to other problems and projects.

David J. Eck

1. Introduction: What Computers Do, 2 Teaching Silicon to Compute, 3 Building a Computer, 4 Theoretical Computers, 5 Real Computers, 6 Programming, 7 Subroutines and Recursion, 8 Real Programming Languages, 9 Applications, 11 Graphics, 12 Artifical Intelligence. Answers, Annotated Bibliogrpahy.