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Introduction to Programming Using Java: An Object-Oriented Approach (2nd Edition)
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by David Arnow, Scott Dexter, and Gerald Weiss
Sales Rank: 675735
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Discount: 8 %
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Paperback: 736 pages
Publisher: Addison Wesley; 2 edition August 30, 2003
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0321200063
ISBN-13: 978-0321200068
Product Dimensions:
9 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
Book Description
Using the Java language, this book introduces the beginning computer science student to the concepts of class, object, and message in the first chapter. This object-oriented approach is used throughout the text, as students learn the fundamentals of object-oriented programming along with the basics of imperative programming. Because Java is an object-oriented language that reflects the acquired wisdom of thirty years of programming language design, the book can effectively focus on programming and the process of class design. Early on, a clear, usable procedure for solving problems by developing classes is presented and then used throughout the text. Java's support for GUI and network programming makes a great setting for diverse programming examples: a calculator, a strategy game, reading the Dow Jones from Yahoo!, a Web surveyor application, scheduling songs for a rock-and-roll radio station, as well as traditional payroll and student GPA computations. Working with these and other examples, students learn to think like a programmer, analyze problems, devise solutions, design classes, and write code.
Features Uses object-oriented concepts from the very beginning--classes, objects, and messages are all introduced in Chapter 1--and develops them throughout. Applies a consistent class design procedure, usable by beginners. Contains graphic user interface (GUI) supplements in each chapter . Provides an early introduction to testing, covering test drivers, debugging, and test case selection. Includes a chapter with three robust applications--a LOGO turtle, a Web surveyor, and Mancala (a strategy game)--which use the text's class design procedure and allow the students to tie the material together.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Info
Provides an introductory programming book, thoroughly updated for the Java 2 release, offering a truly object-oriented focus. Softcover. DLC: Java (Computer programming language).
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This is a good textbook on Java and also OOP (object oriented programming). If you are someone who's very new to programming, OOP may be a little over your head -- I don't mean to sound rude, but even for a seasoned programmer like myself (with 15 years of experience in everything from C to Fortran to VB to Perl to Matlab), OOP is always a hard to grasp concept, and I still program in a non-OOP way. (That's why I never quite adopted Java.) In that case, you should start with a C book. But if you must learn OOP, or Java, this book will serve you well. It tries to be gentile in its treatment of computer programming concepts, and presents plenty of Java code to illustrate the various points. I find the important thing about using this book is, you gotta do the exercises, and don't be lazy. OOP is really a complex concept, so lots of sweat and swears are just part of becoming proficient at it. This book helped me understand Java and OOP better, although I will probably never adopt the OOP paradigm of programming. For me, C and Perl (and VB in Windows) do all the tricks I need. Feel free to drop me a note at gadgester @t hotmail if you have any questions about learning programming.
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