Resource list
To help you prepare for studying in the School of Computing, we have gathered together some resources which you may find interesting and informative. However, there is no pre-requisite reading that needs to be done.
Online resources
There are excellent online resources that introduce many topics relevant to our courses available, including:
- Computer Programming for Everyone online course. This online course will help you discover the art of computer programming and learn what code can do with the Institute of Coding and the University of Leeds.
Reading list
- Algorithmics: The Spirit of Computing, David Harel, 2004 This book looks at the true ‘spirit’ of computers and the concepts, ideas, methods and results fundamental to computer science.
- Computer Science: An Overview, Glenn Brookshear, 2014 Covering each of the important areas of Computer Science this book provides a general level of proficiency for computer science courses.
- Database Systems, a Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management, 6th edition, Thomas Connolly and Carolyn Begg, Pearson 2015
- Computer organization and architecture: designing for performance, 10th edition, Stallings, William, Pearson 2015
- Discrete Mathematics and its Applications, 7th global edition, Kenneth H. Rosen, McGraw-Hill 2013
- Programming in C, 4th edition, Stephen G. Kochan, Pearson 2015
- Introduction to Java Programming - Comprehensive Version, 10th edition, Liang YD, Pearson 2015
Research and Innovation at the University
Our research actively informs our teaching programme and you can follow these links to find out about our current research areas and work:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computing in Biology, Medicine and Health
- Algorithms and Complexity
- Distributed Systems and Services
- Computational Science and Engineering
- Computational medicine
University-level resources
The University of Leeds also offers many useful resources to help you transition to higher education learning.