Starting Out with Java: Early Objects (5th Edition) - Softcover

Gaddis, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0133776743 ISBN 13: 9780133776744

Publisher: Pearson, 2014

Synopsis

Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyProgrammingLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyProgrammingLab  search for ISBN-10: 0133796302/ISBN-13: 9780133796308. That package includes ISBN-10: 0133776743/ISBN-13: 9780133776744 and ISBN-10:0133831779 /ISBN-13: 9780133831771.

MyProgrammingLab is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor.

 

Starting Out with Java: Early Objects is intended for use in the Java programming course. It is also suitable for all readers interested in an introduction to the Java programming language.  

 

Tony Gaddis’s accessible, step-by-step presentation helps beginning students understand the important details necessary to become skilled programmers at an introductory level. Gaddis motivates the study of both programming skills and the Java programming language by presenting all the details needed to understand the “how” and the “why”—but never losing sight of the fact that most beginners struggle with this material. His approach is both gradual and highly accessible, ensuring that students understand the logic behind developing high-quality programs.

In Starting Out with Java: Early Objects , Gaddis looks at objects—the fundamentals of classes and methods—before covering procedural programming. As with all Gaddis texts, clear and easy-to-read code listings, concise and practical real-world examples, and an abundance of exercises appear in every chapter.

 

MyProgrammingLab for Starting Out with Java: Early Objects is a total learning package. MyProgrammingLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program that truly engages students in learning. It helps students better prepare for class, quizzes, and exams–resulting in better performance in the course–and provides educators a dynamic set of tools for gauging individual and class progress.

 

Teaching and Learning Experience

This program presents a better teaching and learning experience—for you and your students.

• Personalize Learning with MyProgrammingLab: Through the power of practice and immediate personalized feedback, MyProgrammingLab helps students fully grasp the logic, semantics, and syntax of programming.
• Enhance Learning with the Gaddis Approach: Gaddis’s accessible approach features clear and easy-to-read code listings, concise real-world examples, and exercises in every chapter.
• Keep Your Course Current: Content is refreshed to provide the most up-to-date information on new technologies for your course.
• Support Instructors and Students: Student and instructor resources are available to expand on the topics presented in the text. 

About this title

About the Author

Tony Gaddis is the principal author of the Starting Out With series of textbooks. Tony has nearly two decades of experience teaching computer science courses, primarily at Haywood Community College. He is a highly acclaimed instructor who was previously selected as the North Carolina Community College “Teacher of the Year” and has received the Teaching Excellence award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development. The Starting Out With series includes introductory books covering C++, Java™, Microsoft® Visual Basic®, Microsoft® C#®, Python®, Programming Logic and Design, Alice, and App Inventor, all published by Pearson. More information about all these books can be found at www.pearsonhighered.com/gaddisbooks.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0133776743
• ISBN 13: 9780133776744
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 1232