A FORTRAN Coloring Book

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Summary: One of the best entertaining textbooks.
Review: Dr. Kaufman's book is still among my favorite textbooks. It presents the basics of FORTRAN programming language in an easy-to-understand format with enough satire to actually make learning fun. The book is an older text, but covers most of the basics required for coding. The concepts of storage, expressions, and logic are applicable to any language.

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Summary: Too bad it really isn't a coloring book...
Review: Naive me, I thought this was a coloring book. What a great idea, I thought. Unfortunately "A FORTRAN Coloring Book" is actually a hand-written college textbook. In its defense, it is mildly humorous in spots and gives you a look back at life in the punch card days. I really wish it was a coloring book, though.

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Summary: In the Beginning....
Review: This book was the best $6.95 I ever spent as a freshman engineer during the punch card days. The book is still useful reference for entry level programmers. The 'Dr. Seuss'-like presentation style doesn't go over the edge, while providing fodder for the doodling reader with a highlighter. Clearly many highlighter colors were required to assimilate Fortran carriage control. When it's all over, you have learned FORTRAN, guaranteed - or "you deserve your money back".