- Paperback: 1319 pages
- Publisher: Addison Wesley; 1 edition (4 Aug 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0321421027
- ISBN-13: 978-0321421029
- Product Dimensions: 25.9 x 20.3 x 5.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 738,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures is designed to be used in a 2 or 3 semester/quarter sequence for beginning programmers. Tony Gaddis emphasizes problem-solving and program design by teaching the Java programming language through a step-by-step detailed presentation. He introduces procedural programming early and covers control structures and methods before objects. Students are engaged and have plenty of opportunity to practice using programming concepts through practical tools that include end-of-section and chapter exercises, case studies and programming projects.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
The best Java textbook. Good for beginners.
27 Jun 2007
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you're new to programming and are considering which book to buy, it is essential to consider that many good books (such as Head First Java, Core Java, Just Java, and The Java Tutorial) are meant for experienced programmers who need insight into Java's more complicated concepts. These aren't textbooks for students. But Tony Gaddis's books are, and this book is no exception; in fact, it is the best Java textbook I have ever bought. This book is loaded with examples, exercises, case studies, and projects. It has everything from loops to linked lists, and it does not neglect GUIs by placing GUI topics to an optional section at the end of the chapter or in the last chapters of the book. This book will also serve you well as a reference book and as preparation for the SCJP certificate. I have also bought Gaddis's Starting Out with C++ From Control Structures through Objects, 5th Edition, and I am quite willing to recommend, sight unseen, any book that Gaddis writes.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Close to Useless.
21 Mar 2012
Format:Paperback
I'll keep this short and sweet:
- Extremely dense and verbose
- Very few practice problems as you go through a chapter
- Dreadfully dull, boring, dry writing style
- Not enough time spent on many topics (will state topic, show quick example, then move on after 2 lines of text without offering a practice problem and expect you to remember it 3 chapters down the line)
- "Chapters" contain far too much info and should be further split up in my opinion
The bottom line is that the writers' obviously spent too much time learning how Java works and not enough understanding how human beings learn something new.
I'm using this book for a college class but have since resorted to thenewboston's Java Programming Tutorials on YouTube instead. Much more concise and conducive to learning.
- Extremely dense and verbose
- Very few practice problems as you go through a chapter
- Dreadfully dull, boring, dry writing style
- Not enough time spent on many topics (will state topic, show quick example, then move on after 2 lines of text without offering a practice problem and expect you to remember it 3 chapters down the line)
- "Chapters" contain far too much info and should be further split up in my opinion
The bottom line is that the writers' obviously spent too much time learning how Java works and not enough understanding how human beings learn something new.
I'm using this book for a college class but have since resorted to thenewboston's Java Programming Tutorials on YouTube instead. Much more concise and conducive to learning.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
very thorough, good for beginners
3 Jan 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a good book for someone just learning java, it follows a logical sequence, explains things well and does not assume a lot of previous knowledge.
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