CS1 Station: Java Textbooks

Addison-Wesley has all the solutions for your Java course, including textbooks, value packages, compilers, and lab manuals. Click on the appropriate cover or scroll down to learn more about each textbook.

Java Software Solutions: Foundations of Program Design, 4/e

John Lewis, Villanova University
William Loftus, Breakaway Solutions, Inc.

ISBN 0-201-78129-8

This leading book introduces objects early and reinforces the design principles of OOP throughout. The book also teaches Java 2 and has 13 appendices to enhance the Java reference value. Web Bonus sections highlight extra information about various CS1 topics that can be found on the web. The Update to the second edition has been published to provide readers with additional resources to enhance their learning. It includes a CD-ROM which includes source code, compiler (SDK 1.3), and Forte for Java, a complete integrated development environment for the Java platform.

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The Object of Java: Introduction to Programming Using Software Engineering Principles

David Riley, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse

ISBN 0-201-71585-6

The introductory Java book takes a truly object-centric approach with coverage of objects beginning in chapter one and providing the focus for the rest of the material. The book also emphasizes software engineering techniques through its material on UML, documentation, and testing.

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Problem Solving with Java, Update 2/e

Elliot B. Koffman, Temple University
Ursula Wolz, College of New Jersey

ISBN 0-321-15486-X

This book includes both a textbook and a compiler.

This book presents the relationship between problem-solving skills and effective software development by using Elliot Koffman's classic five-step approach. Objects are introduced early, and complete coverage of OOP is offered after students have had more exposure to functions, control structures, arrays, and structs.

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Java by Dissection: The Essentials of Java Programming, 1/e update

Ira Pohl, University of California-Santa Cruz
Charlie McDowell, University of California-Santa Cruz

ISBN 0-201-75158-5

This book uses a dissection method, where code is presented in a focused, step-by-step manner. Objects and classes are introduced in Ch. 6, ensuring that students know the basics before moving on to advanced object-oriented programming. This updated edition now comes bundled with an "On to C" supplement.

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Java Gently: Programming Principles Explained, 3/e

Judy Bishop, University of Pretoria

ISBN 0-201-75157-7

This book teaches readers how to program, and how to do it in the best possible style in the Java programming language. Java Gently covers all of the Java language, most of its standard libraries and utilities and the prospects it offers for the future.

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Introduction to Programming Using Java: An Object-Oriented Approach: Java 2 Update, JavaPlace edition, 1/e

David Arnow, CUNY-Brooklyn
Gerald Weiss, CUNY-Brooklyn

ISBN 0-201-75159-3

This book introduces the concepts of class, object and message in the first chapter and uses an object-oriented approach throughout. All code in this book has been revised an tested to be compatible with Java 2. The book also offers optional GUI supplements in each chapter; this allows professors to choose the amount of graphics they want to incorporate.

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Java from the Beginning

Jan Skansholm, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

ISBN 0-201-39812-5

This book introduces objects and classes early and uses them throughout the book. The book also discusses graphics early and demonstrates the uses of different graphical standard aspects.

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