A Laboratory Course for Programming with Java

A Laboratory Course for Programming with Java, Second Edition

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Author(s):	Nell Dale, PhD, University of Texas, Austin
Details:	ISBN-13: 9780763758271 Paperback 161 pages © 2009
Price:	International Sales $65.95 US List Add to Cart Request a Review Copy

Overview

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.

A Laboratory Course for Programming with Java, Second Edition is also available in CD-ROM version.

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1. Overview of Programming and Problem Solving
2. The Elements of Java
3. Classes and Methods
4. Numeric Types
5. Branching and Method Algorithm Design
6. Loops and Files
7. Additional Control Structures and Exceptions
8. Object-Oriented Software Engineering
9. Arrays
10. Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Scope
11. Array-Based Lists
12. Data Structures and Collections
13. Recursion
14. Applets

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Nell Dale, PhD-University of Texas, Austin

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.

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A Laboratory Course for Programming with Java, Second Edition is ideally suited for the following courses:

CS1/C101
Introduction to Programming in Java
Programming in Java
Object-Oriented Programming.

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  Complete Worksheets to Accompany A Laboratory Course in Java, Second Edition
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  Click here to download all Lab Data necessary to complete exercises
  Worksheet pages for A Laboratory Course for Programming with Java, Second Edition are available online for your convenience. Now, you have the freedom to print these pages as needed and submit them with your completed lab work.
  The material for each lab is organized by chapter, starting with “Chapter 1: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Problem Solving” and ending with “Chapter 14: Applets.” The Table of Contents, with a complete list of each lab and its sections, appears after this introduction.
  Each online chapter consists of an Assignment Cover Sheet, a Prelab Assignment, and various Lessons intended for Inlab use. The first lesson in each chapter asks students to “Check the Prelab Exercises.”
  Please refer to the Table of Contents and Preface for more information.