Object-oriented Data Structures Using Java [Hardcover]

Nell Dale (Author), Daniel T. Joyce (Author), Chip Weems (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 27, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0763737461 | ISBN-13: 978-0763737467 | Edition: 2

Thoroughly revised and updated, Object Oriented Data Structures using Java, Second Edition presents classic data structure topics with an emphasis on problem solving, theory, and software engineering principles. Beginning early and continuing throughout the text, the authors carefully introduce and expand on the use of many Java features such as packages, interfaces, abstract classes, inheritance, and exceptions. Chapters have been rearranged to get to the heart of the textbook material more quickly and additional exercises and example applications are included throughout.

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About the Author

Nell Dale, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin

Chip Weems, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Sam Rebelsky, Grinnell College --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 779 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub; 2 edition (February 27, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763737461
• ISBN-13: 978-0763737467
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Algorithms > Data Structures

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27 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great in concept, poor in execution, October 30, 2004

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Hans C. Masing (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Object-Oriented Data Structures In Java (Hardcover)

I teach a graduate level data structures course at a Big 10 university, and reviewed this text over the summer to use in my course. The text covers all the basics - lists, linked lists, hashes, graphs, trees, and all with good OO foundations. In my review, this book hit on all cylinders. However, I am looking at it with many, many years experience in teaching and in data structures, and frankly made the mistake of 'skimming' the book to make sure that everything I wanted to cover was in there.

Then class started...

The book, while going through all the motions, fails to execute well. Diagrams have mistakes in them, algorithms are wrong, code samples don't work... I have had to do quite a bit of damage control with my class, and will not be using this book next term. I now have guilt that my students were stuck paying for this book, and can't sell it back for students in future terms.

(A note to faculty - the supporting material is... OK. The test banks are mediocre, and also have errors in them, and the lecture materials contain all the errors also found in the book)

So, the bottom line: All the basics are there, but this is not a winning book. Perhaps the second edition will be better?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the second year student., March 23, 2011

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Object-Oriented Data Structures Using Java (Hardcover)

The first thing that a computer science student studies is usually a programming language that becomes the foundation for future studies. Most of the programming exercises he works on are chosen to illustrate programming techniques. The book presumes that the student knows at least the basic principles of the Java language. In learning the language the student has written several programs. But he has not begun to approach real world problems that usually involve the processing of some kind of data. The main theme of the book is to familiarize the student with the techniques and procedures that have been developed to ease the processing of different types of data.

There were some complaints about errors found in the first edition. While this is regrettable, it is almost impossible to produce a book of 800+ pages without some errors creeping through the editing process. Most of the errors have been fixed. But there are still a few, one that I found more amusing rather than serious was in the address of the website dedicated to the book. It's a com domain, and the com is left off of the given address. Oh well, I certainly couldn't write a program 800 pages long that would be completely bug free.

5.0 out of 5 stars Storyline & Picture Teachings, February 9, 2011

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This review is from: Object-oriented Data Structures Using Java (Hardcover)

So far so good. This book is used for a 2nd level Computer Science class in College. The book is very detailed with pictures, instructions and examples. The 1 thing I find most useful to understand what you are learning is the scenarios and story lines they give you. Don't get me wrong Data Structure is still quite a difficult subject to learn but the book helps!