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Java Methods A & AB: Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures, AP Edition.

Java Methods
An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

Maria Litvin
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts

Gary Litvin
Skylight Software, Inc.

Copyright © 2001 by Skylight Publishing.

ISBN 0-9654853-7-4.  List price: $43.75.  School price: $34.95.

524 pages. Dimensions 7-3/8" x 9-1/4" x 1". Hard cover.

(Soft cover college edition is available,
ISBN 0-9654853-3-1, same price.)

Java Methods AB
Data Structures

Maria Litvin
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts

Gary Litvin
Skylight Software, Inc.

Copyright © 2003 by Skylight Publishing.

ISBN 0-9654853-1-5.  List price: $29.95.  School price: $21.95.

302 pages. Dimensions 7-3/8" x 9-1/4" x 3/4". Hard cover.

Brief Contents

Contents

Preface

How to Use This Book

Chapter 1. An Introduction to Hardware, Software, and the Internet

Chapter 2. Designing Web Pages with HTML

Chapter 3. An Introduction to Software Development

Chapter 4. Java Classes, Objects, and Events: A Preview

Chapter 5. Java Syntax and Style

Chapter 6. Data Types, Variables, and Arithmetic

Chapter 7. Boolean Expressions and if-else Statements

Chapter 8. Methods, Constructors, and Fields

Chapter 9. Strings

Chapter 10. Arrays

Chapter 11. Iterative Statements: while, for, do-while

Chapter 12. Searching, Sorting, and Other Array Algorithms

Chapter 12 1/2. ArrayList

Chapter 13. Streams and Files

Chapter 14. Graphics

Chapter 15. GUI Components and Events

Chapter 16. Mouse, Keyboard, Sounds, and Images

Chapter 17. OOP Concepts and Object-Oriented Design

Appendix A: From C++ to Java

Appendix B: The 17 Bits of Style

Appendix C: Swing GUI Components

Appendix D: The StringBuffer Class

Appendix E: EasyReader and EasyWriter Classes

Appendix F: Common Syntax Error Messages

Appendix G: Java Resources and Links

Index

Brief Contents

Contents

Preface

How to Use This Book

Chapter 1. Classes and Interfaces

Chapter 2. Lists and Iterators

Chapter 3. Stacks and Queues

Chapter 4. Recursion

Chapter 5. Binary Trees

Chapter 6. Lookup Tables and Hashing

Chapter 7. Priority Queues

Chapter 8. Analysis of Algorithms

Chapter 9. Data Structures in Action: A Case Study

Chapter 10. Design Patterns

Appendix A: Interfaces and Classes in the AP Java Subset (AB)

Appendix B: Swing Examples Index

Appendix E: EasyReader and EasyWriter Classes

Index

On the Back Cover

On the back cover of our C++ for You++ we noted that computer science students don't like textbooks very much. Maybe that has changed a little in the past three years - they seemed to like ours a lot! What has not changed is that you still probably don't want a book to treat you like a dummy. You still want just the right mix of fundamental concepts and technical details to teach you essential programming skills and at the same time show you how these skills fit into the "big picture." You want realistic case studies and labs with examples of clear, professional code. You want them to be fun. You want a well-organized and concise book.

Java Methods is by the same authors as C++ for You++, a textbook familiar to tens of thousands of students. One author is a professional software engineer, the other a classroom teacher. Written in the same clear and concise style, Java Methods introduces the concepts, case studies, and examples relevant to object-oriented programming of applets and applications with graphical user interfaces in Java. The Java 2 platform with Swing is used in all examples. This book has been used for introductory computer science courses and has helped many readers learn Java and OOP concepts on their own.

On the Back Cover

Java Methods AB: Data Structures continues Java Methods: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (Skylight Publishing, 2001: ISBN 0-9654853-7-4). This book accomplishes two goals. First, it explains standard data structures -- lists, stacks, queues, trees, priority queues, hashing -- as well as sorting and "big-O" analysis of algorithms. Second, it introduces elements of object-oriented software design and illustrates them in many lively case studies and labs.

The book prepares students for the AB-level Advanced Placement Computer Science exam, covering the material that is additional to the A-level course. It closely follows The AP Java Subset and AP Computer Science AB: Teacher and Student Guidelines published by The College Board. The optional chapter on object-oriented design patterns introduces the reader to this exciting topic.

Although there are obvious similarities in format and style between this book and Java Methods, the material covered here does not depend on any specific material in Java Methods. Any reader familiar with Java will enjoy and benefit from this book.