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Java For Students (5th Edition)
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by Douglas Bell and Mike Parr
Sales Rank: 691734
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List Price: $115.00
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Paperback: 552 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5 edition May 18, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0131735799
ISBN-13: 978-0131735798
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.6 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
Product Description
This concise book adopts a visual approach to programming. The authors use a spiral approach to programming concepts; introducing concepts simply early on, then in a more sophisticated way later. The authors have been careful to put together a book that covers the powerful features of Java and presents the language as both a fun and useful tool.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Back Cover Copy
This latest edition of Java for Students has been fully updated to include the new features of Java 5.0. The authors GUI-based approach helps students to build their programming skills by producing exciting and dynamic graphical output.
Hallmark features include:
Ø A focus on applications and GUI development with Swing.
Ø Graphics are used throughout to illustrate programming principles.
Ø UML 2.0 is used for modelling and design.
Ø A wealth of exercises and self-test questions with solutions.
Ø A CD-ROM containing the JDK 1.5 and source code for all programs.
Check out the companion website for the book at www.pearsoned.co.uk/bell to find additional resources for both students and instructors.
About the Authors
Douglas Bell and Mike Parr have based the book on courses they teach at Sheffield Hallam University. They have also authored student texts on C# and VB .NET, and Douglas Bell is also the author of Software Engineering for Students, now in its fourth edition.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This review is from: Java for Students 1.2 (Paperback)
For several years I have been struggling with understanding programming. Networking training often references C or C++ or Visual Basic ideas to illustrate concepts as if everyone understands their basics. I have beat my head against a wall trying to follow along with texts on scripting and Active Server Pages because these books often assume familiarity with fundamental programming concepts. I even read SAMS Teach Yourself Beginning Programming in 24 Hours without learning enough to put everything together. And then I found Java for Students by Douglas Bell and Mike Parr. Java for Students is written for people with absolutely no prior knowledge of programming. Books often say things like this and then after the first chapter or two take off into the skies where it is impossible for many to follow. This book taught me to fly! Like many introductory books you write your first Java program inside the first 20 pages. And then the authors continue to provide example after example and more than 100 exercises that build progressively on the information presented until you really get the hang of programming in Java and understanding programming concepts - variables, calculations, methods, parameters, events, decisions, repetition, objects, classes, inheritance, arrays, string manipulation, exception handling, packages, abstract classes, interfaces, threads... My proudest moment was when I scanned through the Glossary at the very end of the book and really understood all the terms included. If you want to understand programming in general and Java specifically, this is a great place to start. These authors do an excellent job of presenting essential information in a simple fashion and then adding more details and complexity as you progress through the book. They presented code that illustrated concepts and syntax in early chapters that they added to in subsequent chapters to demonstrate additional features or problem solving methods. The result was an opportunity to develop confidence and familiarity without being overwhelmed with all the details at once. At the end of each chapter Bell and Parr included a Grammar Spot, Programming Pitfalls, New Language Elements, and a Summary. They did a good job of reinforcing important points. The authors teach in the UK and the book has a funny mixture of British and US influences. I was a little nervous when an exercise invited creating a program to calculate making change for a soft drink machine in British money but then they offered an overview of UK coins and a suggestion to work in the common denominator, pence. I did not find any difficulties following the discussions as an American. I noticed more editing problems in the last third of the book - missing words, mislabeled material. This was a little challenging but if you were following along closely you could understand what was meant. It was more disconcerting than anything else. The book refers to a website that provides the source code for all the examples and demonstrations of their running...I liked this book a lot. If you need to start with the basics I think you will too!
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Java For Students (5th Edition)
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