Data structures & problem solving using Java

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Author:

Weiss, Mark Allen.

ISBN:

9780321322135

9780321312556

Personal Author:

Weiss, Mark Allen.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

Boston, MA : Pearson/Addison-Wesley, c2006.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 926 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Ch. 1. Primitive Java -- Ch. 2. Reference types -- Ch. 3. Objects and classes -- Ch. 4. Inheritance -- Ch. 5. Algorithm analysis -- Ch. 6. The collections api -- Ch. 7. Recursion -- Ch. 8. Sorting algorithms -- Ch. 9. Randomization -- Ch. 10. Fun and games -- Ch. 11. Stacks and compilers -- Ch. 12. Utilities -- Ch. 13. Simulation -- Ch. 14. Graphs and paths -- Ch. 15. Inner classes and implementation of ArrayList -- Ch. 16. Stacks and queues -- Ch. 17. Linked lists -- Ch. 18. Trees -- Ch. 19. Binary search trees -- Ch. 20. Hash tables -- Ch. 21. A priority queue : the binary heap -- Ch. 22. Splay trees -- Ch. 23. Merging priority queues -- Ch. 24. The disjoint set class -- App. A. Operators -- App. B. Graphical user interfaces -- App. C. Bitwise operators.

Abstract:

"The book's unique approach of separating the interface (how to use a data structure) and the implementation (how to program a structure) of each data structure into parts has been hailed by both professors and students as an outstanding and efficient way of teaching data structures. Professor Mark Allen Weiss continues with this approach in the third edition of Data Structures and Problem Solving Using Java by introducing concepts in four parts. Part 1 (tour of Java), Part 2 (Algorithms and Building Blocks), and Part 3 (Applications) lay the groundwork by discussing basic concepts and tools and providing some practical examples. Implementation of data structures is not shown until Part 4 (Implementations). This practical approach forces the student to think abstractly about the functionality of the data structures before implementing them.".

"This edition incorporates the many enhancements of Java 5.0. It includes coverage of generic programming and of the design of generic collection classes. The book is appropriate for students who are familiar with basic Java programming concepts or are new to the language and want to learn how it treats data structures concepts."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Java (Computer program language)

Data structures (Computer science)

Problem solving -- Data processing.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004031048.html

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This book provides a practical introduction to data structures from a viewpoint of abstract thinking and problem solving, as well as the use of Java. It does this through what remains a unique approach that clearly separates each data structure's interface (how to use a data structure) from it's implementation (how to actually program that structure) into different parts of the book. Part I (Tour of Java), Part II (Algorithms and Building Blocks), and Part III (Applications) lay the groundwork by discussing basic concepts and tools and providing some practical examples, but implementation of data structures is not shown until Part IV (Implementations), forcing the reader to think about the functionality of the data structures before the hash table is implemented. The third edition of Data Structures and Problem Solving Using Java incorporates the enhancements of Java 5.0. It includes coverage of generic programming, and content on the design of generic collection classes. This book is appropriate for readers who are familiar with basic Java programming concepts or are new to the language and want to learn how it treats data structures concepts.