- Paperback: 300 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education (1 Feb 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0077097572
- ISBN-13: 978-0077097578
- Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 18.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 418,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An introductory book organised as a course covering one semester, designed for level one undergraduate or sub-degree students taking a first course in software development or programming. The topic is taught from first principles and assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. The project has been conceived in response to an overwhelming need for a book that provides a gentle introduction to software development and programming; in particular, it aims at the type of student entering university with no background in the subject matter, often coming from sub-degree courses in other disciplines, or perhaps returning to study after long periods away from formal education. It is the authors' experience that such students have enormous difficulties in grasping the fundamental programming concepts the first time round, and therefore require a simpler and gentler introduction to the subject than is presented in most standard texts. Thus, after briefly introducing the key concepts of object-orientation, the book concentrates on the very simple programming concepts such as declarations of variables and basic control structures. After covering these essential ideas the book returns to look at classes and objects in more detail. Throughout it uses Java as the vehicle for the teaching of these programming principles. Code examples are therefore intended to convey programming concepts as well as explaining the use of the language. The book does more than concentrate on programming issues alone; it takes an integrated approach to software development by also covering basic design principles and standards such as the use of UML (for design on the macro level) and pseudo-code (for design on the micro level). It also introduces testing methodologies, HCI, applets and event-driven visual programming. This differs from most other introductory textbooks on the subject, which tend to concentrate either on development methodologies or on programming. The book is intended to support a 12 week, one semester, introductory course, with practical exercises (suitable for two hour lab sessions) and tutorial examples (suitable for one hour tutorial sessions) with solutions, worked examples and references.
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? simplest approach to the subject, assuming zero background knowledge;
? limited aims, dealing only with the first semester;
? extensive website material, with solutions, further problems, tutors testbank and lecture support material.
? limited aims, dealing only with the first semester;
? extensive website material, with solutions, further problems, tutors testbank and lecture support material.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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By far the best introductory Java text I have read !,
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This review is from: Java the First Semester (Paperback)
I have been struggling to learn Java on my own for the last year. The problem is that most text books are just too difficlut to get into and follow on your own. This book however was a joy to read and very easy to follow. The writing style was gentle and friendly without being patronising. The examples programs were fun and thoroughly explained. No assumptions were made at all about any previous programming experience - which is just as well as I have none! The end of chapter exercises were just enough to help better understand the topics without being so taxing as to put you off. By the end of the book, I was writing neat Java applications that involved fairly complex algorithms, collection classes and GUI's, as well as simple applets. On top of that I was able to design my classes using UML and test them by following the testing guidelines laid down in the book. Not bad for a novice! The only draw back to this book is made clear in the title, it is only meant to cover your first semester in programming, so complex second semester topics are not covered (such as exceptions and threads). But for an introductory Java text, this book is hard to beat!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
New to programming?Buy this NOW!,
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This review is from: Java the First Semester (Paperback)
This book is great if you are new to programming,I can't recommend it highly enough! It explains all the basics without overloading you with techno babble(unlike a lot of other so-called beginner text books), and the exercises help you start coding very quickly. It also includes notation for UML which is handy. If programming seems a mystery to you, get this book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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The easiest way to get into Java,
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This review is from: Java the First Semester (Paperback)
If you've had trouble getting into Java this is an ideal book to get. With most Java books there's always a point where you stop and say "why did they do that?" or "what does that mean?". Often this is in the first few chapters and your options are to give up or skip the section- neither of which is very helpful! With this book you never find yourself asking those questions. The explanations are excellent and you will understand about topics like inheritance and applets, rather than just be left even more confused!
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