Excellent ! Your recommendations are right on the money and not just for noobs. This is the first i have seen Harel's book Algorithmics being mentioned on HN.

Excellent ! Your recommendations are right on the money and not just for noobs. This is the first i have seen Harel's book Algorithmics being mentioned on HN. More people should read this book; not sure why it is not that well known. Just to add to your comment; Students need to understand the distinction between Computing Science and Computer Science. Harel's Algorithmics explains the former while Petzold's Code explains the latter. Wirth's Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs marries the two.