Eiffel is the ideal language for introducing object-oriented concepts, because it is highly readable, supports safe programming, and does not require students to master a myriad of low-level details in order to program successfully. An Object-Oriented Introduction to Data Structures Using Eiffel serves as a complete second course in computer science, using Eiffel to introduce all the fundamentals of data structures, including abstract data types, encapsulation, classes, external and internal views of classes, inheritance, and polymorphism.

The book begins by introducing object-oriented problem solving and presenting an overview of the Eiffel language. Step by step, students are introduced to both fundamental concepts and their programming applications. Topics covered include: ARRAY and STRING classes, and several classical sorting algorithms; stack and queue abstractions, in both static and dynamic implementations; basic concepts and mechanics of recursion; stack applications; discrete-event queueing; and unordered collections and hash tables. This book also includes a thorough introduction to binary trees and search trees, presenting important algorithms for balancing search trees, as well as two practical applications.

An Object-Oriented Introduction to Data Structures Using Eiffel is the companion book to Richard S. Wiener's complete first course, An Object-Oriented Introduction to Computer Science Using Eiffel. Together, both texts deliver a complete introduction to object-oriented computing that is friendly, consistent, and easy to understand.