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Java 5: Objects First
Barry I. Soroka, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California
ISBN-13: 9780763737207
ISBN-10: 0763737208
$121.95 (Sugg. US List)
Paperback
970 Pages
© 2006
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The text is very student-friendly, written in a engaging and conversational style.
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The text is heavily oriented towards programs and exercises. 221 programs and 777 exercises can be found throughout!
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The text is objects-first. Objects are used in illustrating later programming constructs such as loops and arrays.
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GUI is presented as an optional track through the text.
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Solutions to the exercises are available to instructors.
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“Hold Your Horses!” boxes anticipate student queries about features which will be introduced in a little while.
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“Try it Out!” boxes encourage students to write short programs to see how Java handles a particular new situation.
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"Exercise Icons" point students to the relevant end-of-chapter exercises.
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"Pause & Think" sections ask students how Java might handle a situation. They are asked to form an opinion before reading on.
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New terminology is identified and defined in marginal notes and summarized at the end of each chapter.
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