I have to just say that this whole discussion is a dream come true for me! When I began adapting Allen's "How to think like a computer scientist" from Java to Python 10 years ago, it occurred to me that text books shared things in common with software that would make text books benefit from free collaboration in the same way software does.
I hoped then that someday I'd be reading a posting like this on edu-sig! jeff elkner open book project http://openbookproject.net > From: csev <c...@umich.edu> > To: edu-sig@python.org > Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Python for Informatics (based on Think Python) > featured on the Creative Commons Blog > Message-ID: <35966a4e-618f-4662-92b5-8c73c62e1...@umich.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Right - and the other fun idea is that if "Python for Informatics" is the > first book, then "Think Python" is the second book. In a second book (which > feels very similar to the first book) you learn how all this stuff "works". > > I see in my crazy brain - a whole series of "Think Python" based books that > feed into one another, all open content, and CC-BY-SA licensed all sharing > basic text where needed. > > Pure Intro books: > Learning Math with Python > Exploring Data with Python > > The middle book: > > Think like a Computer Scientist in Python > > The More advanced books: > > Web Programming in Python > Game Programming in Python > Building Graphical Tools with Python > > The key is that the books could specialize on their topics and not over-teach > in any of the books. I know for example that you like to bring OO in for > math - I don't think that is necessary (we can debate this forever :) ). I > would like to see a Python for math that actually taught Math - not teaching > Python though math. They can learn Python in the second course with "Think > Python" > > /Chuck _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
