This book takes a gentle approach to the data structures course in Java. It offers an early, self-contained review of object-oriented programming and Java to give students a firm grasp of key concepts, and allows those experienced in other languages to adjust easily. The book also offers a flexibility which allows professors such options as emphasizing object-oriented programming, covering recursion and sorting early or accelerating the pace of the course. This title meets the needs of professors searching for a book to balance the introduction of object-oriented programming and data structures with Java. The new edition has been updated to cover Java 1.3 and includes new appendices with more reference material on such topics as Java collections. It also features increased coverage of object-oriented programming and inheritance. New exercises on radix sort and shell sort have also been added.

Continuing the success of the popular second edition, the updated and revised Object-Oriented Data Structures Using Java, Third Edition is sure to be an essential resource for students learning data structures using the Java programming language. It presents traditional data structures and object-oriented topics with an emphasis on problem-solving, theory, and software engineering principles. Beginning early and continuing throughout the text, the authors introduce and expand upon the use of many Java features including packages, interfaces, abstract classes, inheritance, and exceptions. Numerous case studies provide readers with real-world examples and demonstrate possible solutions to interesting problems. The authors' lucid writing style guides readers through the rigor of standard data structures and presents essential concepts from logical, applications, and implementation levels. Key concepts throughout the Third Edition have been clarified to increase student comprehension and retention, and end-of-chapter exercises have been updated and modified. New and Key Features to the Third Edition: -Includes the use of generics throughout the text, providing the dual benefits of allowing for a type safe use of data structures plus exposing students to modern approaches. -This text is among the first data structures textbooks to address the topic of concurrency and synchonization, which are growing in the importance as computer systems move to using more cores and threads to obtain additional performance with each new generation. Concurrency and synchonization are introduced in the new Section 5.7, where it begins with the basics of Java threads. -Provides numerous case studies and examples of the problem solving process. Each case study includes problem description, an analysis of the problem input and required output, and a discussion of the appropriate data structures to use. -Expanded chapter exercises allow you as the instructor to reinforce topics for your students using both theoretical and practical questions. -Chapters conclude with a chapter summary that highlights the most important topics of the chapter and ties together related topics.

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Object-Oriented Data Structures Using Java, Fourth Edition presents traditional data structures and object-oriented topics with an emphasis on problem-solving, theory, and software engineering principles.

Where will you be ten years from now? How will a course in data structures help you? Perhaps you will be a software engineer writing large software in specialized areas such as computer graphics. The authors of such programs, today and in the future, require a ready knowledge of proven methods for representing data. For example, the graphics program that generated the cover of this book uses a collection of three-dimensional objects--and a programmer must use the knowledge of data structures to make decisions on how to represent such collections. As a programmer, you must also possess an unshakable understanding of fundamental programming techniques and algorithms to manipulate the data structures. The graphics program is again a good example, using recursion to generate beautiful fractal patterns, and using efficient sorting algorithms in the process of removing hidden objects. With many accessible examples, this book provides the knowledge of data representations and algorithms in a way that will be immediately useful to you with C++. This book also focuses on foundational material that will continue to be useful to you over the next ten years and beyond. Data Structures and Other Objects Using C++ provides: a balanced approach to data structures and object-oriented programming early, self-contained coverage of key C++ and object-oriented programming topics a solid foundation in specifying, designing, implementing, and using simple container classes, lists, stacks, queues, trees, and more accessible coverage of fundamental topics such as container classes, pointers and linked lists, time analysis, testing, recursion, searching and sorting extensive appendices that will make this book a valuable resource for years to come 0805374701B04062001

Introducing Data Structures with Java sets out to provide a firm understanding of dealing with arrays, lists, queues, stacks, binary trees and graphs, and with algorithms for operations such as searching and sorting. Practical implementation, to promote sound understanding, is a key feature, and many example programs are developed, using a clear design process; full source code listings are supplied in each chapter and all of the programs are supplied on the CD-ROM. Download Companion Content: http://www.pearsoned.co.in/prc/book/david-cousins-introducing-data-structures-with-java-1e--1/9788131758649.

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The world of IT is always evolving, but in every area there arestable, core concepts that anyone just setting out needed to knowlast year, needs to know this year, and will still need to knownext year. The purpose of the Foundations series is to identifythese concepts and present them in a way that gives you thestrongest possible starting point, no matter what your endeavor. Java Foundations provides essential knowledge about whathas arguably become the world's most important programminglanguage. What you learn here will benefit you in the short term,as you acquire and practice your skills, and in the long term, asyou use them. Topics covered include: The history of Java Java fundamentals Keywords and operators Flow control Arrays Basic and advanced concepts in object-oriented programming Exception handling Standard Java API classes The collections framework

Since the first edition of Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach was published in 2002, GRASS has undergone major improvements. This second edition includes numerous updates related to the new development; its text is based on the GRASS 5.3 version from December 2003. Besides changes related to GRASS 5.3 enhancements, the introductory chapters have been re-organized, providing more extensive information on import of external data. Most of the improvements in technical accuracy and clarity were based on valuable feedback from readers. Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach, Second Edition, provides updated information about the use of GRASS, including geospatial modeling with raster, vector, and site data, image processing, visualization, and coupling with other open source tools for geostatistical analysis and web applications. A brief introduction to programming within GRASS encourages new development. The sample data set used throughout the book has been updated and is available on the GRASS web site. This book also includes links to sites where the GRASS software and on-line reference manuals can be downloaded and additional applications can be viewed.

A book for an undergraduate course on data structures which integrates the concepts of object-oriented programming and GUI programming.