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Maria Litvin
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts

Gary Litvin
Skylight Software, Inc.

Third AP Edition.   Copyright © 2015 by Skylight Publishing.

ISBN 978-0-9824775-6-4.  List price: $80.00.   School price: $64.00.

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

e-Book: $80.00 / lifetime; $33.95 / one year.

Test Package, Part No. 978-0-9824775-J-T.

Brief Contents

Contents

Preface

How to Use This Book

Chapter 1.  Hardware, Software, and the Internet

Chapter 2.  An Introduction to Software Engineering

Chapter 3.  Java Syntax and Style

Chapter 4.  Objects and Classes

Chapter 5.  Data Types, Variables, and Arithmetic

Chapter 6.  Boolean Expressions and if-else Statements

Chapter 7.  Algorithms and Iterations

Chapter 8.  Strings

Chapter 9.  Arrays

Chapter 10.  Implementing and Using Classes

Chapter 11.  java.util.ArrayList

Chapter 12.  Class Hierarchies and Interfaces

Chapter 13.  Algorithms and Recursion

Chapter 14.  Searching and Sorting

Chapter 15.  Streams and Files

Chapter 16.  Graphics

Chapter 17.  GUI Components and Events

Chapter 18.  Mouse, Keyboard, Sounds, and Images

Chapter 19.  Big-O Analysis of Algorithms

Chapter 20.  The Java Collections Framework

Chapter 21.  Lists and Iterators

Chapter 22.  Stacks and Queues

Chapter 23.  Recursion Revisited

Chapter 24.  Binary Trees

Chapter 25.  Lookup Tables and Hashing

Chapter 26.  Heaps and Priority Queues

Chapter 27.  Design Patterns

Chapter 28.  Computing in Context

Appendices and index

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On the Back Cover

Once again, the Litvins bring you a textbook that expertly covers the subject, is fun to read, and works for students with different learning styles.  In one volume, this new edition covers both the introductory Java/OOP material tested on the AP Computer Science exams and more advanced topics (data structures).  The focus is on object-oriented programming and design from the start.  What has not changed is the authors' respect for students, clear explanation of concepts, and realistic and fun case studies and labs.  By choosing this book, you have joined the many thousands of students who have received high grades on AP CS exams and mastered computer science fundamentals using the Litvins' C++, Java, and Python books.