Programming Essentials Using Java: A Game Application Approach

ISBN-13: 9781683920373 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 540 str.

William McAllister; S. Jane Fritz

Opis

Designed as a one semester, Java textbook for beginning programmers, this book uses game programming as a central pedagogical tool to improve student engagement, learning outcomes, and retention. The game programming is incorporated into the text in a way that does not compromise the amount of material traditionally covered in a basic programming course and permits instructors who are not familiar with game programming to realize its pedagogical advantages. The book assumes the reader has no prior programming experience. Comprehensive companion files accompany the text with source code, projects, and figures from the text. The book is in compliance with the ACM/IEEE computer science curriculum guidelines, AP Computer Science courses, and the AP Computer Science A exam.

Features:

- Material in the book is in compliance with the ACM/IEEE computer science and AP Computer Science curriculum guidelines
- Uses examples and applications from game programming to motivate students and enhance learning and includes material on the programming of mobile applications
- Numerous instructor resources available upon adoption

Spis treści

1. Introduction
2. Variables, Input / Output and Calculations
3. Methods, Classes, and Objects: A First Look
4. Boolean Expressions, Making Decisions, and Disk Input and Output
5. Repeating Statements: Loops
6. Arrays
7. Methods, Classes, and Objects: A Second Look
8. Inheritance
9. Recursion
10. The API Collections Framework
Appendices:
A. Description of the Game Environment
B. Installing the Game Environment Package
C. ASCII Table
D. Java Keywords
E. Java Operators
F. Glossary of Programming Terms
G. Using the On-line API Documentation
H. College Board AP Computer Science Topic Correlation
I. ACM/IEEE Topics and Minimal Instruction Time Guidelines
J. Solutions to Selected Odd-Numbered Knowledge Exercises
Index.

O autorze

McAllister William :

William McAllister has taught a wide range of computer science courses that include basic programming, computer graphics, and data structures.Fritz S. Jane :

S. Jane Fritz taught programming courses in BASIC, Visual Basic, Pascal, C, C++, and Java. She also co-authored several papers and gave a number of presentations at SIGCSE Conferences.