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Author: Julie Anderson
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Continuing in the tradition of the popular second edition, Java Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach, Brief Third Edition, offers students a hands-on introduction to programming using the most current version of Java. This brief version is suitable for a one-term introductory course in Java programming and presents topics in a logical order while progressively and interactively moving through key topics. The “active learning approach” involves students in hands-on, real life programming activities and engaging examples, exercises, and projects. Object-Oriented programming concepts are developed progressively and reinforced through numerous Programming Activities, allowing students to fully understand and implement both basic and sophisticated techniques. In response to students’ growing interest in animation and visualization, the authors include techniques for producing graphical output and animations beginning in Chapter 4 with applets and continuing throughout the text. Your students will find it exciting to delve into the world of programming with hands-on, real-world applications! New to the Third Edition: -Includes NEW examples and projects throughout -Every new printed copy of the text includes a CD-ROM with the following: *programming activity framework code *full example code from each chapter *browser-based modules with visual step-by-step demonstrations of code execution *links to popular integrated development environments and the Java Standard Edition JDK (Please note, the eBook version does not include the CD) -Every new printed copy includes a FREE ACCESS CARD for TuringsCraft CodeLab (standalone access can be purchased at www.turingscraft.com). Customized to match the organization of this textbook, CodeLab provides over 300 short programming exercises! *Custom CodeLab: CodeLab is a web-based interactive programming exercise service that has been customized to accompany this text. It provides over 300 short exercises, each focused on a particular programming idea or language construct. The student types in code and the system immediately judges its correctness, offering hints when the submission is incorrect. *See CodeLab in action! A Jones & Bartlett Learning demonstration site is available online at jblearning.turingscraft.com. Instructor Resources: Test Bank, PowerPoint Lecture Outlines, Solutions to the Programming Exercises in the text, Answers to the end of chapter questions. Also available: Java Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach, Third Edition (ISBN-13: 978-1-4496-3201-4). This comprehensive edition is suitable for the 2-3 term introductory course.
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- Paperback: 734 pages
- Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 3 edition (January 18, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1449632025
- ISBN-13: 978-1449632021
- Product Dimensions: 1.1 x 7.3 x 8.9 inches
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I don't normally drop over $100/textbook, but because it was required for class, I kinda had to. Anyway, here's how I found the book:
(1) The actual content of the book was great. The authors were generous with both descriptive lessons and examples, so that the problem sets were not very frustrating to do. The book covers the main information you'd learn in your introductory courses to Java and computer science, and then additional material you'd learn later on. In short: the book definitely provides a lot of information, and makes it quite accessible to the reader. Honestly, I learned more from this book than I did from the professor.
(2) For the price of the book, though, I would have expected a hardcover. The cover bends easily- heads up. This may or may not be a factor for you, of course.
(3) I highly recommend buying this book used, because it's just too expensive otherwise. After piecing through older editions of this book, I found the examples to be phenomenally similar and the lessons exactly the same. So, why print a third edition? Probably so the publisher can rake in more income. However, the exact problem sets vary from edition to edition, so it's not like you can purchase an older edition for your class (unless someone gives you the problem sets). Personally, I found no additional value from the 1st, 2nd editions to this 3rd edition. Hence, I took off a several points in my evaluation of this book.
I guess you can say it's like a Rolls-Royce: it's nice, it's informative, it does its job quite well- but there's no real necessity to buy it. Unless, of course, your teacher assigns this book.
BOTTOM LINE: Great book, but unless it's required, don't bother making the purchase. Buy some older version or another Java book that receives great reviews. If you MUST buy it, you probably won't be disappointed, as the book is of good quality.
By Baze
I'm a huge skeptic of textbooks because so many of them are useless. However, after just taking my first java class I could not complain about this book. It shows how to do things very simply. No overcomplication and always with a clear example to explain topics. Even after the class is over I still use this as a reference when I'm programming.
By Connor