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

cover

Maria Litvin
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts

Gary Litvin
Skylight Software, Inc.

Copyright © 2006 by Skylight Publishing.

ISBN 978-0-9727055-7-8.  List price: $60.00.   School price: $48.00.

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


Brief Contents

Contents
Preface
How to Use This Book
Chapter 1.  An Introduction to Hardware, Software, and the Internet
Chapter 2.  An Introduction to Software Development
Chapter 3.  Objects and Classes
Chapter 4.  Algorithms
Chapter 5.  Java Syntax and Style
Chapter 6.  Data Types, Variables, and Arithmetic
Chapter 7.  Boolean Expressions and if-else Statements
Chapter 8.  Iterative Statements: while, for, do–while
Chapter 9.  Implementing Classes and Using Objects
Chapter 10.  Strings
Chapter 11.  Class Hierarchies and Interfaces
Chapter 12.  Arrays and ArrayLists
Chapter 13.  Searching and Sorting
Chapter 14.  Streams and Files
Chapter 15.  Graphics
Chapter 16.  GUI Components and Events
Chapter 17.  Mouse, Keyboard, Sounds, and Images
Chapter 18.  Big-O Analysis of Algorithms
Chapter 19.  The Java Collections Framework
Chapter 20.  Lists and Iterators
Chapter 21.  Stacks and Queues
Chapter 22.  Recursion Revisited
Chapter 23.  Binary Trees
Chapter 24.  Lookup Tables and Hashing
Chapter 25.  Priority Queues
Chapter 26.  Design Patterns
Appendices
Index

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 edition covers both introductory Java/OOP A-level material and AB-level topics (data structures and algorithms).  The book follows Java 5.0 and incorporates many other changes, big and small, to reflect the current priorities of the AP CS program.  This edition offers an early focus on object-oriented programming and design and an expanded discussion of the Java collections framework.  What has not changed is the authors' respect for students, clear explanation of concepts, common sense about practical software development issues, and realistic and fun case studies and labs.  By choosing this book, you have joined the many thousands of students who have mastered computer science fundamentals and received high grades on AP CS exams using the Litvins' C++ and Java books.

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