Guide to programming for the digital humanities : lessons for introductory Python /

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Author / Creator:Kokensparger, Brian, author.
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2018.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 93 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:SpringerBriefs in computer science
SpringerBriefs in computer science.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11690558
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ISBN:9783319991153
3319991159
9783319991146
3319991140
9783319991160
3319991167
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 30, 2018).
Summary:As an introduction to programming for the Digital Humanities (DH), this book presents six key assignments oriented on DH topics. The topics include Computing Change Over Time (calculating burials at a historic cemetery), Visualizing Change Over Time (visualizing the burials at the historic cemetery), Textual Analysis (finding word frequencies and "stop words" in public domain texts), XML Transformation (transforming a simplified version of XML into HTML styled with CSS), Stylometry (comparing the measured features of graphic images), and Social Network Analysis (analyzing extended relationships in historic circles). The book focuses on the practical application of these assignments in the classroom, providing a range of variations for each assignment, which can be selected on the basis of students' specific programming background and skills; "atomic" assignments, which can be used to give students the experience they need to successfully complete the main assignments; and some common pitfalls and gotchas to manage in the classroom. The book's chief goals are to introduce novice computer science (CS) students to programming for DH, and to offer them valuable hands-on experience with core programming concepts.
Other form:Print version: Kokensparger, Brian. Guide to programming for the digital humanities. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2018 3319991140 9783319991146
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-99115-3