Programming Essentials Using Java: A Game Application Approach - Softcover

William McAllister (author) & S. Jane Fritz (author)

 
9781683920373: Programming Essentials Using Java: A Game Application Approach
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1683920376 ISBN 13: 9781683920373
Publisher: Mercury Learning and Information, 2017

Synopsis

Designed as a one semester, Java textbook for beginning programmers, this book uses game programming as a central pedagogical tool to improve student engagement, learning outcomes, and retention. The game programming is incorporated into the text in a way that does not compromise the amount of material traditionally covered in a basic programming course and permits instructors who are not familiar with game programming to realize its pedagogical advantages. The book assumes the reader has no prior programming experience. Comprehensive companion files accompany the text with source code, projects, and figures from the text. The book is in compliance with the ACM/IEEE computer science curriculum guidelines, AP Computer Science courses, and the AP Computer Science A exam.

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About the Author

McAllister William :
William McAllister has taught a wide range of computer science courses that include basic programming, computer graphics, and data structures.

Fritz S. Jane :
S. Jane Fritz taught programming courses in BASIC, Visual Basic, Pascal, C, C++, and Java. She also co-authored several papers and gave a number of presentations at SIGCSE Conferences.

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Publisher
Mercury Learning and Information
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1683920376
ISBN 13 
9781683920373
Binding
Perfect Paperback
Number of pages
540