Java in Two Semesters caters both for those taking a first programming course in Java, as well as those going on to specialise in programming and software engineering. This revised and updated new edition features coverage of the significant changes introduced in Java 8 (and in Java 9), including lambda expressions, streams and JavaFX.

This effective introduction to the key concepts in computational social science includes formal definitions and a glossary, covers topics such as information extraction, social networks and complexity theory, and discusses a range of methodological tools.

This revised and expanded new edition includes supplementary web-based teaching resources and a new conceptual approach to parsing algorithms that applies to extended Backus-Naur Form grammars. It delivers inclusive, practicable coverage of the field.