Programming and problem solving with Java /
Nell Dale, Chip Weems.
- 2nd ed.
- Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2008.
- xxv, 838 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes index.
Introduction to object-oriented programming and problem solving -- The elements of Java -- Classes and methods -- Numeric types -- Branching and method algorithm design -- Loops and files -- Additional control structures -- Object-oriented software engineering -- Arrays -- Inheritance, polymorphism, and scope -- Array-based lists -- Data structures and collections -- Recursion -- Applets.
Thoroughly updated and reorganized, the new Second Edition of Programming and Problem Solving with Java continues to emphasize object-oriented design practices while offering numerous new case studies, end-of-chapter material, and descriptive examples, using Java 5.0. Programming and Problem Solving with Java, Second Edition is an exceptional resource for discovering Java as a first programming language. back to top Extensively revised, the new Second Edition of Programming and Problem Solving with Java continues to be the most student-friendly text available. The authors broke the text into smaller, more manageable pieces through chapter reorganization, allowing students to focus more sharply on the important information at hand. Using Dale and Weems' effective "progressive objects" approach, students begin with simple yet useful class design in parallel with the introduction of Java's basic data types, arithmetic operations, control structures, and file I/O. Students see firsthand how the library of objects steadily grows larger, enabling increasingly sophisticated applications to be developed through reuse.