Blue Pelican Java (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781589397583)

"Blue Pelican Java" is a somewhat unusual high school computer science textbook. Most computer science texts will begin with a section on the history of computers followed with a flurry of definitions that are just "so many words" to the average student. The approach here is to first give the student some experience upon which to hang the definitions that come later. The usual practice of introducing classes and objects is deferred until the student has a firm grasp of the fundamentals (loops, decision structures, etc). Thus, the beginning student is not overwhelmed by the simultaneous introduction of OOPs and the fundamentals. The book includes plenty of exercises (many in "contest" form), programming projects, and a huge appendix.

Author: Charles E. Cook
ISBN-10: 1589397584
ISBN-13: 9781589397583
Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/06/2005
Pages: 542
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.12lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38d