Computer Science for Kids
Computer Science for Kids
Discover how computers work and learn the power of programming!
About the Book
Join a little robot on an fantastic mission in this interactive children's book! Explore the world of computers, learn their language, and uncover how they bring the digital realm to life. With fun pictures and engaging activities, this book makes tricky ideas easy to understand. As the adventure unfolds, you'll discover the basics of programming and build the smart skills needed for problem-solving using code. Ideal for curious kids who love challenges, this amazing adventure sparks a lifelong passion for computer science and programming languages, opening doors to endless possibilities of modern technology!
About the Author
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- A message from space — The story begins
- Electronic words — Digital communication
- Universal robots
- Signals
- Coding
- Commands
- Binary alphabet
- Mechanical tongue — Programming languages
- Compilers
- Programs
- Bright shiny eyes — Display devices
- Pixels
- Colors
- Silicon mind — What computers are made of
- Robots
- Computers
- Integrated circuits
- Input and output
- Processor
- Memory
- Strange world — Getting started with programming
- Programming languages
- LudolfC
- A little bit of everything — Data types
- Numbers
- Text
- Truthy
- Composite data types
- Order of operations
- Exercise
- This and that — Variables
- What are variables
- How to write variables
- Variable names
- Values of variables
- Using variables
- Pointers
- Exercise
- Step by step — Arrays
- What are arrays
- How to write arrays
- Multidimensional arrays
- How to work with arrays
- Size of an array
- Arrays in computer memory
- Exercise
- One way or another — Conditionals
- What are conditionals
- How to write conditionals
- What else?
- Else with a condition
- Exercise
- Round and round — Loops
- What is a loop
- How to write loops
- Nested loops
- Exercise
- On call — Functions
- What are functions
- How to write functions
- How to call functions
- Functions without output
- Functions without parameters
- Using functions
- The scope of the function
- Function closure
- Exercise
- I, robot — Objects
- What are objects
- How to write objects
- How to work with objects
- Using objects
- Inside the object
- Everything is an object
- Object factories
- Exercise
- The way out — Solution
- First attempt
- Over craters
- From the beginning
- Energy
- A better solution
- To the rocket
- Exercise
- Goodbye! — Epilogue
- Solutions
- Challenge #1
- Challenge #3
- Challenge #4
- Challenge #5
- Challenge #6
- Challenge #7
- Challenge #8
- Challenge #9
- Challenge #10
- Challenge #11
- Challenge #13
- Challenge #14
- Challenge #15
- Challenge #16
- Challenge #17
- Challenge #18
- Challenge #19
- Challenge #20
- Challenge #21
- Challenge #22
- Challenge #23
- Challenge #24
- Challenge #25
- Challenge #26
- Challenge #27
- Challenge #28
- Challenge #29
- Challenge #30
- Challenge #31
- Challenge #33
- Challenge #34
- Challenge #35
- Challenge #36
- Challenge #37
- Challenge #38
- Challenge #39
- Challenge #40
- Challenge #41
- Challenge #42
- Challenge #43
- Challenge #44
- Challenge #45
- Challenge #47
- Challenge #48
- Challenge #49
- Challenge #50
- Challenge #56
- Acknowledgements
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