A Gift of Fire:
Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing Technology
(Fourth edition)
by Sara Baase

Supplementary material

Last updated: Apr. 5, 2013 (List of recent additions/changes)
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Pearson/Prentice Hall site with supplements

You can find a variety of supplementary materials for use with A Gift of Fire, fourth edition, at Pearson/Prentice Hall's website. Anyone can view a list of what's available, but only instructors who register on the site can view or download supplements. Registration takes a few days, so if you plan to use Pearson's site, it is good to register soon.

Table of contents

If you are browsing and not already using the text, you may want to look at a detailed table of contents. You can find more about the book and ordering information at Pearson/Prentice Hall's website.

This site

This site is the author's site for A Gift of Fire, 4th edition. It contains updates on topics in the book and a scattering of additional material for instructors. This site is public.

Instructional aids

• Course overview
• UPDATES and extras on cases, incidents, and topics in the text
• Assignments and exercises: Term paper, book report, additional exercises
• Student presentation and class discussion topics (for most chapters; see Prentice Hall site for more)
• Instructor's Manual for the 3rd edition

Prometheus and the gift of fire

In Greek mythology, Prometheus brought science and technology--and fire--to humans. Read more about the Prometheus myth.

More about Sara Baase

• Books by Sara Baase
• A brief bio and contact information

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