Alice in Action With Java

Adams, Joel

ISBN 10: 1423900960 / ISBN 13: 9781423900962

Published by Course Technology, 2008

About this Item

xxi+616pp., Pictorial full colour illustrated covers, preface by author, col. plts. & text ills., diags., tables, appends., index. Alice in Action With Java, an innovative new text by Joel Adams. Size: Wide Octavo.

Seller Inventory # 001569

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alice in Action With Java
• Publisher: Course Technology
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1423900960
• ISBN 13: 9781423900962
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

Alice in Action with Java, an innovative new text by Joel Adams, provides CS1 users with a meaningful and motivating introduction to object-oriented programming. Using a spiral pedagogy, Adams introduces key object-oriented topics using Alice 2.0, then circles back to the same concepts in Java. Alice was developed to help teach introductory programming techniques in a less syntax-intensive environment, and addresses some of the barriers that currently prevent many users from successfully learning to program. By initially introducing basic concepts in Alice, users will have a positive first programming experience and a foundation on which to build when they revisit those concepts in Java.

About the Author

Joel Adams, a Professor of Computer Science at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has taught undergraduate computer science since 1984. He spends each July directing the Imaginary Worlds Camp, an animation camp for middle and high school students. Professor Adams is an ACM Distinguished Educator and a two-time Fulbright Scholar; he spent the Fall 2005 semester at Carnegie Mellon as a member of the Alice team.