Java: Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming & MyProgrammingLab with Pearson eText Student Access Code Card for Java (6th Edition) - Softcover

Savitch, Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132774151 ISBN 13: 9780132774154

Publisher: Pearson, 2011

Synopsis

This package contains Java: An Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming, 6e, an access code for MyProgrammingLab, and a Pearson eText student access code card for Java: An Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming, 6e.

Java: An Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming, 6e, is ideal for introductory Computer Science courses using Java, and other introductory programming courses in departments of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, CIS, MIS, IT, and Business. Students are introduced to object-oriented programming and important concepts such as design, testing and debugging, programming style, interfaces inheritance, and exception handling. The Java coverage is a concise, accessible introduction that covers key language features. Objects are covered thoroughly and early in the text, with an emphasis on application programs over applets.

MyProgrammingLab is a database of programming exercises correlated to specific Pearson CS1/Intro to Programming textbooks. The exercises are short, focused on a particular programming topic, and are assignable and automatically evaluated. MyProgrammingLab provides immediate, personalized feedback which helps students master the syntax, semantics and basic usage of the programming language, freeing instructors to focus on problem-solving strategies, design and analysis, abstraction, algorithms, and style. Learn more at www.myprogramminglab.com. 

About this title

About the Author

Walter Savitch received his Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1969. Since that time he has been on the faculty at the University of California at San Diego and is currently a Professor of Computer Science and director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Cognitive Science. Professor Savitch’s research areas include complexity theory, formal language theory, computational linguistics, and the development of computer science education materials. In addition to writing numerous research articles and involvement in other editorial projects, he has written a number of well-known computer science textbooks, including Pascal, Ada, and C++ CS1 and CS2 textbooks.

Contributing author, Kenrick Mock, is an Associate Professor at the University of Alaska–Anchorage. He has also taught at Washington State University, Portland State University, and the University of California–Davis. He teaches undergraduate computer science courses across the curriculum including introductory C++, Java™, Visual Basic® for non-programmers, algorithms, computer security, and artificial intelligence. With the Coastal Marine Institute at UAA, he helped develop a computer system to aid in research about Alaska sea ice and the atmosphere. Before becoming a teacher, Mock was a research scientist and software engineer at Intel™. He received a PhD in computer science from UC Davis.

Review

"The consistent usage of examples throughout the book is excellent. I rely heavily on examples for instruction as there is no better way to teach programming." — Joan Boone, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0132774151
• ISBN 13: 9780132774154
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 950