Data Structures & Other Objects Using Java [Paperback]

M. Main (Author), Michael Main (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1998 | ISBN-10: 0201357445 | ISBN-13: 978-0201357448

This book takes a gentle approach to the data structures course in Java. It offers an early, self-contained review of object-oriented programming and Java to give students a firm grasp of key concepts, and allows those experienced in other languages to adjust easily. The book also offers a flexibility which allows professors such options as emphasizing object-oriented programming, covering recursion and sorting early or accelerating the pace of the course. This title meets the needs of professors searching for a book to balance the introduction of object-oriented programming and data structures with Java.

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Features

* Offers a flexible ordering of topics so professors can tailor the book to meet their course needs
* Teaches students how to specify, design, implement, and use classes based on the Java Class Libraries
* Consistently uses a five-step method for working with data types to ensure students have a thorough knowledge of the subject: understand the data type abstractly, write a specification, use the data type, design and implement the data type, and analyze the implementation
* Shows students how to write Java Applets to test newly implemented data structures
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About the Author

Michael Main is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. As a chairman of the undergraduate committee, he participated in the University's development and implementation of the Bachelor's of Science degree in Computer Science. Recognized as gifted teacher of undergraduates, he has incorporated many of his innovative teaching techniques into his Addison-Wesley textbooks. 0201357445AB04062001

Product Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201357445
• ISBN-13: 978-0201357448
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,501,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Book, June 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Data Structures & Other Objects Using Java (Paperback)

So far this is the most clearly written and easily understood Computer Science text book that I have come across and used in a class. With most of the attention paid toward ADT's, our class not only learned them, but also the Java programming language on top of it! I highly recommend this book. Little if any bugs too!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does Hash tables well, November 24, 1999

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This review is from: Data Structures & Other Objects Using Java (Paperback)

I only needed to use the Hash table section. It was complete and the examples were easy to follow. The author explained hash tables in general, then he implimented one in java from scatch, and then it showed how to use the java api hash table classes. Very good job by MR. Main! I also read the hash table section in Core Java 1.1 volume I, but that book did not really explain hash tables very well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent textbook, clearly written and few errors, March 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Data Structures & Other Objects Using Java (Paperback)

I am using this for a data structures course and as I read through it (I am in Chapter 9 now) I am more and more impressed with it. So far I've found only one glaring Java syntax error (p. 246), which is pretty good considering today's shoddy proofreading. The students like it too. Good job!