Intro to Java Programming, Comprehensive Version, Loose Leaf Edition

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NOTE: This loose-leaf, three-hole punched version of the textbook gives students the flexibility to take only what they need to class and add their own notes – all at an affordable price.

For courses in Java Programming.

A fundamentals-first introduction to basic programming concepts and techniques                                                                 

Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures seamlessly integrates programming, data structures, and algorithms into one text. With a fundamentals-first approach, the text builds a strong foundation of basic programming concepts and techniques before teaching students object-oriented programming and advanced Java programming. Liang explains programming in a problem-driven way that focuses on problem solving rather than syntax, illustrating basic concepts by example and providing a large number of exercises with various levels of difficulty for students to practice. The 12th Edition is completely revised in every detail to enhance clarity, presentation, content, examples, and exercises.

Hallmark features of this title

• Check Points provide review questions to help students track their progress as they read through the chapter and evaluate their learning.
• The Chapter Summary reviews the important subjects that students should understand and remember. It helps them reinforce the key concepts they have learned in the chapter.
• Notes, Tips, Cautions and Design Guides are inserted throughout the text to offer valuable advice and insight on important aspects of program development.
• Problems and Case Studies teach problem-solving and programming concepts. The book uses many small, simple and stimulating examples to demonstrate important ideas.
• Quizzes are accessible online and grouped by sections for students to self-test programming concepts and techniques.

About our author

Dr. Liang earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Oklahoma in 1991, and his M.S. and B.S. in Computer Science from Fudan University in Shanghai, China in 1986 and 1983. Prior to joining Armstrong State University (now merged with Georgia Southern University), he was an Associate Professor in computer science at Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he twice received the Excellence in Research award.

Dr. Liang is currently a Professor of Computer Science at Georgia Southern University. He was trained in theoretical computer science. He has published in the SIAM Journal on Computing, Discrete Applied Mathematics, Acta Informatics and Information Processing Letters. He is the author of more than 30 books. His popular computer science texts are widely used in the world.

Dr. Liang was elected a Java Champion by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) in 2005. He has given lectures on programming internationally.

New and updated features of this title

• NEW: Both Comparable and Comparator are used to compare elements in Heap, Priority-Queue, BST, and AVLTree. This is consistent with the Java API and is more useful and flexible.
• NEW: String matching algorithms are introduced in Chapter 22: Developing Efficient Algorithms.
• UPDATED: Java 9, 10, 11 and FX11 are covered to keep the text up to date with current technologies. Examples are improved and simplified.
• UPDATED: Lambda expressions are used in more examples and exercises in the data structures chapters to simplify coding.
• UPDATED: Programming Exercises are grouped by sections to provide students with opportunities to apply the new skills they have learned on their own.
  • Additionally, more than 200 programming exercises with solutions, including several newly added exercises, are provided to the instructors on the Instructor Resource Website. These exercises are not printed in the text.

1. Introduction to Computers, Programs, and Java™
2. Elementary Programming
3. Selections
4. Mathematical Functions, Characters, and Strings
5. Loops
6. Methods
7. Single-Dimensional Arrays
8. Multidimensional Arrays
9. Objects and Classes
10. Object-Oriented Thinking
11. Inheritance and Polymorphism
12. Exception Handling and Text I/O
13. Abstract Classes and Interfaces
14. JavaFX Basics
15. Event-Driven Programming and Animations
16. JavaFX UI Controls and Multimedia
17. Binary I/O
18. Recursion
19. Generics
20. Lists, Stacks, Queues, and Priority Queues
21. Sets and Maps
22. Developing Efficient Algorithms
23. Sorting
24. Implementing Lists, Stacks, Queues, and Priority Queues
25. Binary Search Trees
26. AVL Trees
27. Hashing
28. Graphs and Applications
29. Weighted Graphs and Applications
30. Aggregate Operations for Collection Streams

• Bonus Chapters 31–44 are available from the Companion Website:

31. Advanced JavaFX and FXML
32. Multithreading and Parallel Programming
33. Networking
34. Java Database Programming
35. Advanced Database Programming
36. Internationalization
37. Servlets
38. JavaServer Pages
39. JavaServer Faces
40. RMI
41. Web Services
42. 2-4 Trees and B-Trees
43. Red-Black Trees
44. Testing Using JUnit

APPENDICES

1. Java Keywords and Reserved Words
2. The ASCII Character Set
3. Operator Precedence Chart
4. Java Modifiers
5. Special Floating-Point Values
6. Number Systems
7. Bitwise Operations
8. Regular Expressions
9. Enumerated Types
10. The Big-O, Big-Omega, and Big-Theta Notations

Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures seamlessly integrates programming, data structures and algorithms into one text. With a fundamentals-first approach, the text builds a strong foundation of basic programming concepts and techniques before teaching object-oriented programming and advanced Java programming. Liang explains programming in a problem-driven way that focuses on problem solving rather than syntax, illustrating basic concepts by example and providing a large number of exercises with various levels of difficulty for you to practice.

The 12th Edition is completely revised in every detail to enhance clarity, presentation, content, examples and exercises.

This ISBN is for a loose-leaf print reference (delivered by mail) to complement your Revel experience.

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