A Laboratory Course for Programming with Java

The active learning approach of A Laboratory Course for Programming with Java, Second Edition engages students in the process of understanding and implementing programming language concepts. A perfect companion to any introductory Java programming course, this manual provides 14 hands-on laboratory activities, each of which contains Prelab, In-lab, and Post-lab exercises. In each lesson students have the opportunity to apply their textbook knowledge, gain programming experience, and acquire meaningful understanding of language concepts.

Nell Dale received a B.S. in Mathematics and Psychology from the University of Houston, a M.A. in Mathematics, from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph.D. in Computer Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin. Nell Dale has been on the faculty at the University of Texas, Austin since 1975. She teaches occasionally but concentrates on computer science education, writing, traveling, tennis, and bridge -- and her family of course.