Data Structures and Other Objects Using Java (3rd Edition) Main, Michael

Takes a gentle approach to learning data structures using the Java programming language.  Providing an early, self-contained review of object-oriented programming and Java, this text gives readers a firm grasp of key concepts and allows those experienced in another language to adjust easily. It has a solid foundation in building and using abstract data types, along with an assortment of advanced topics such as B-trees for project building and graph. It incorporates Java 5.0 including the use of scanner class and generic data types (generics).  MARKET: This book is if for anyone interested in learning how to write effective data structures using the Java language.

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Data Structures and Other Objects Using Java, 3e

Michael Main, University of Colorado at Boulder

ISBN: 0-321-37525-4

Michael Main’s gentle approach to data structures and objects has introduced thousands of students to the foundations of data structures.

Following an early review of object-oriented programming, each data type is introduced using a consistent five-step method–understanding the data type abstractly, writing a specification, using the data type, designing and implementing the data type, and analyzing the implementation.  In this way, readers learn to think analytically about the efficiency and efficacy of design while gaining exposure to useful Java classes libraries.  

This Third Edition makes the most of the enhancements of Java 5.0 including:

• Generic and enumerated data types
• New forms of for-loops for use with arrays, collections and enumerated types
• Autoboxing and unboxing for conversion between primitive values and wrappers
• Methods with a variable number of arguments
• Input/output features
• Java subtypes and covariant return values

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