10 Best Computer Science Textbooks

Updated January 2026

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1.

Computer Science Distilled: Learn the Art of Solving Computational Problems

9.8

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2.

Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science, 3rd Ed

9.6

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3.

Computers Made Easy: From Dummy To Geek

9.3

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5 Steps to a 5: AP Computer Science A 2020

McGraw-Hill Education

8.7

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Computer Science Principles: The Foundational Concepts of Computer Science - For AP® Computer

8.5

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A Programmer's Guide to Computer Science: A virtual degree for the self-taught developer

8.2

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7.

Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach

8.0

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Intro to Python for Computer Science and Data Science: Learning to Program

7.8

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Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python 3.6

7.5

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Formal Methods in Computer Science (Textbooks in Mathematics)

Chapman and Hall/CRC

7.1

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