Valuepack: Java: An Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming with CodeKey Student Access Kit and The Essential Java Class Reference for Programmers - Softcover

Savitch, Walter; Durney, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405837217 ISBN 13: 9781405837217

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2005

Synopsis

For introductory Computer Science courses using Java (CS1with Java), and other introductory programming courses in departments of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, and Business.

Trusted authors Savitch and Carrano examine problem solving and programming techniques with Java. Students are introduced to object-oriented programming and important concepts such as design, testing and debugging, programming style, interfaces inheritance, and exception handling. The Java coverage is a concise, accessible introduction that covers key language features. Objects are covered thoroughly and early in the text, with an emphasis on application programs over applets. Revised throughout for enhanced clarity, the Fifth Edition has been entirely redesigned with a more accessible feel.

 

Supplements Include:

• Power Point Lecture Slides for the entire text.
• Selected Solutions to text exercises (complete Solutions Manual available 2/1/08)
• GOAL (Gradiance Online Accelerated Learning), http://www.prenhall.com/goal
• An accompanying  hard copy Lab Manual with source code will be available 2/15/08. 

Please go to: www.prenhall.com/savitch

 

About this title

From the Back Cover

In their introductory book, these best-selling authors provide the beginning computer science student or professional with a thorough introduction to computing with Java and Object-Oriented Programming. Java: An Introduction to Computing teaches traditional and graphical/internet programming. This text provides a solid introduction to computer science as a discipline with an object-oriented approach to Java. The following features and benefits make this text an invaluable tool for learning Java.

FEATURES/BENEFITS:

• Provides extensive coverage of Java 2, including in the Swing components.
  • Enjoy a comprehensive reference to the most current version of Java.
• Uses a "spiral" approach, with central topics introduced early and revisited in increasing detail.
  • A "use it build it" approach that reduces the learning curve for students or professionals.
• Introduces Object-Centered Design (OCD), in Chapter, culminating in Object-Oriented Design in Chapter 11.
  • OCD provides a gentle, consistent approach to OOD and OOP, which is becoming the industry standard.
• Covers GUI programming gradually and consistently in each chapter.
  • Learn how to build programs with graphical user interfaces.
• Presents "Part of the Picture" sections, contributed by field experts, in each chapter.
  • Introduces the discipline of computer science, including sections on ethics, history, artificial intelligence, and architecture.

About the Author

Frank M. Carrano is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Rhode Island. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Syracuse University in 1969. His interests include data structures, computer science education, social issues in computing, and numerical computation. Professor Carrano is particularly interested in the design and delivery of undergraduate courses in computer science. He has authored several well-known computer science textbooks for undergraduates.

 

Walter Savitch received his Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1969. Since that time he has been on the faculty at the University of California at San Diego and is currently a Professor of Computer Science and director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Cognitive Science. Professor Savitch’s research areas include complexity theory, formal language theory, computational linguistics, and the development of computer science education materials. In addition to writing numerous research articles and involvement in other editorial projects, he has written a number of well-known computer science textbooks, including Pascal, Ada, and C++ CS1 and CS2 textbooks.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1405837217
• ISBN 13: 9781405837217
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English