Multimedia Introduction to Programming Using Java

Although vital to modern software development, Java and object-oriented programming can pose significant challenges to newcomers. This text, unique in both scope and approach and accompanied by an interactive CD-ROM, addresses that learning curve by providing a careful, classroom-tested presentation of Java - from the fundamentals of variables, types, and expressions to procedural concepts like loops and sophisticated object-oriented ideas. Multimedia Introduction to Programming Using Java anchors its pedagogy in the CD-ROM ProgramLive, a complete multimedia module in itself. Containing over 250 recorded lectures with synchronized animation, ProgramLive allows users to see, first-hand and in real time, processes like stepwise refinement of algorithms, development of loops, execution of method calls, associated changes to the call stack, and much more. The disk also includes all programs from the book, 35 guided instruction sets for closed lab sessions, and a 70-page hyperlinked glossary.

With its comprehensive appendices and bibliography and helpful CD-ROM, this exciting work provides the key tools needed for successful object-oriented programming. It is ideal for use at the undergraduate and beginning graduate level, whether in the classroom or for distance learning; furthermore, the text will also be a valuable self-study resource or reference volume in any programmer's library.