Java: A Framework for Program Design and Data Structures - Kenneth Lambert, Martin Osborne

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This book focuses on traditional CS2 data structures topics, while developing object-oriented programs. The software life cycle is emphasized throughout, with numerous case studies of varying size and complexity. The first half of the book covers program design with classes, inheritance, polymorphism, recursion, and complexity analysis. The second half of the book covers the standard abstract data types (ADTs) -- stack, queue, list, tree, set, table, and graph -- including discussions of different implementations, applications, and the complexity of each ADT. Wherever possible, the book uses the abstract data types in the Java 2 Collections Framework. A final chapter on multithreading and synchronization provides a transition to follow-on courses in computer science. The book provides two unique add-on software packages that enable students to build easy graphical user interfaces, and extend the Java 2 Collections Framework to include all the relevant abstract data types. Any CS2/Java book must deal with this Java 2 Collections Framework to be fully functional and up-to-date, and this new text from Lambert and Osborne does just that. About the Author Kenneth A. Lambert is a Professor of Computer Science at Washington and Lee University. He has taught courses in almost every subject area of computer science and has published several textbooks in introductory programming and data structures in C++, Java, and Python. He is the co-creator of the BreezySwing framework and is the creator of the breezypythongui framework. Martin Osborne has been a Professor of Computer Science at Western Washington University since 1977, and various courses at all levels of the curriculum. He has coauthored four books with Ken Lambert, and has presented numerous papers and workshops on teaching object-oriented software development at national and regional conferences. Top Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 starsWell written and comprehensive By A Customer on May 30, 2000 Format: Paperback There is a lot to like about this book." It provides excruciatingly detailed coverage of Java, written in a clear, intelligent way. The author does an effective job of tempering the extensively technical content with a friendly writing style that is never flip or insulting to the reader. I also appreciate the abundance of examples, illustrations, and diagrams, which support the text well and are easy to read. Pertinent code samples are well documented, which enhances readability. Diagrams are clear and and are supported with well-written callouts. Although the book's title is "Java : A Framework for Program Design and Data Structures".it could be daunting to readers with little or no programming background, especially as they progress beyond the first two chapters. Chapter 1 provides an excellent introduction to Java and object-oriented programming concepts. The first part of Chapter 2 provides a good introduction to variables and data types. About the middle of Chapter 2, however, when the author begins discussing additional mathematical concepts, the reader is led into deeper waters and at this point, "absolute" beginners may start to feel overwhelmed. This doesn't mean that they should abandon the book, but they may need to take additional time to absorb the concepts. Each chapter concludes with a summary of its content and several practice exercises. Although such practice is certainly valuable, I would have liked to see an additional appendix with "answers" to the exercises so that readers could check their work and benefit from the author's expertise. Without such author feedback, the exercises are less effective as learning tools.Read more › 4.0 out of 5 starsA good learning book By A Customer on April 23, 2003 Format: Paperback This book covers exactly what the title says with a lot of easy to understand examples. You do not need to know about programming; only the basic: variables, arrays and a little bit of syntax. With this book you'll learn the basic about data structure and Object Oriented programming with java... The only thing a didnt like is that the way they explain the topics are a little too much abstract sometimes. This is a really good book for beginners who are ready to make a step forward. https://www.amazon.com/Java-Framework-Program-Design-Structures/dp/0534366910