Data Structures with C++ Using STL - Hardcover

Ford, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130858501 ISBN 13: 9780130858504

Publisher: Pearson, 2001

Synopsis

This book uses a modern object-oriented approach to data structures, unified around the notion of the Standard Template Library (STL) container classes. The book presents a systematic development of data structures supported by numerous examples and complete programs. The authors separate the applications of a data structure from its implementation. Includes an applied study of interesting and classical algorithms that illustrate the data structures using only simple mathematical concepts (Big-O notation is introduced intuitively); Many additional figures are integrated into the presentation; ADT (Abstract Data Type) for each data structure—immediately used to solve appropriate problems; Early and accessible introduction to templates and iterators; Use of modern C++ constructs in developing data structures and their applications provides enough language detail to sufficiently understand the constructs.

About this title

From the Publisher

This book uses a truly object-oriented perspective to concentrate on teaching data structures rather than C++ language features. Each major data structure is introduced with a corresponding collection class. This streamlined approach allows the authors to cover advanced topics such as templates, graphs, searching, sorting, dictionaries, and files. Excellent case studies are also included.

From the Back Cover

This long-awaited second edition of Data Structures with C++ Using STL, by Professors Ford and Topp, provides a modern object-oriented approach to data structures using the model of the Standard Template Library (STL). The authors unify the study of data structures around the concepts of containers and iterators. The book skillfully develops algorithms for the data structures and their applications. Readers will find a systematic and detailed implementation for each data structure. These successful authors offer a learning tool that is motivated by a wealth of excellent examples and complete running programs.

KEY FEATURES

• Uses the early chapters to present object design and programming principles that are at the core of data structures.
• Develops clear and concise templates, which can support generic programming throughout the book.
• Uses the STL container classes throughout the book.
• Presents an Application Programming Interface (API) for each STL container and immediately uses it to solve problems.
• Demonstrates the implementation of the STL classes by developing mini-container classes that use the corresponding STL interface. The student can understand the overall design of the container and its C++ implementation code.
• Includes and intuitive and precise introduction to iterators that are at the core of modern data structures.
• Covers with the same careful style advanced topics such as red-black trees, hash tables, heaps, and graphs.
• Provides the reader with an extensive development of advanced recursion and inheritance as applied to data structures.
• Makes available valuable pedagogical features including chapter objectives and summaries; many complete programs with runtime output; case studies; review exercises with solutions for each chapter; extensive written and programming exercises; and a programming project for each chapter.
• Supplement: Instructor CD with solutions and a test item file; Companion Website containing language tutorials, students assessment materials, and PowerPoint slides.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0130858501
• ISBN 13: 9780130858504
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1072