Data Structures and Algorithms in Java (2nd Edition)

Description

Features

• NEW – Fully updated to improve clarity and performance, and reflect Sun‘s latest Java 2 platform releases.

  • Presents state–of–the–art techniques students can rely upon for many years to come.

• NEW – New questions and exercises at the end of every chapter.

  • Helps students review the material and confirm that they understand it in detail.

• Simple, thorough, example rich coverage of Java data structures and algorithms—Covers arrays, stacks, queues, sorts, linked lists, recursion, binary trees, red–black trees, 2–3–4 trees, external storage, hash tables, heaps, weighted graphs, and more.

  • Illuminates all the algorithms and data structures students will need to manipulate any kind of data with Java.

• Browser–based “Workshop Applet” tool visualizes algorithms and data structures—Simple browser–based software shows students how data structures and algorithms look and work.

  • Brings algorithms and data structures to life, making them easier than ever for students to understand.

New To This Edition

• Fully updated to improve clarity and performance, and reflect Sun‘s latest Java 2 platform releases.

  • Presents state–of–the–art techniques students can rely upon for many years to come.

• New questions and exercises at the end of every chapter.

  • Helps students review the material and confirm that they understand it in detail.

Backcover Copy

Data Structures and Algorithms in Java, Second Edition is designed to be easy to read and understand although the topic itself is complicated. Algorithms are the procedures that software programs use to manipulate data structures. Besides clear and simple example programs, the author includes a workshop as a small demonstration program executable on a Web browser. The programs demonstrate in graphical form what data structures look like and how they operate. In the second edition, the program is rewritten to improve operation and clarify the algorithms, the example programs are revised to work with the latest version of the Java JDK, and questions and exercises will be added at the end of each chapter making the book even more useful.

Educational Supplement

Suggested solutions to the programming projects found at the end of each chapter are made available to instructors at recognized educational institutions. This educational supplement can be found at www.prenhall.com, in the Instructor Resource Center.

Author Bios

Robert Lafore has degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, has worked as a systems analyst for the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, founded his own software company, and is a best–selling writer in the field of computer programming. Some of his current titles are C++ Interactive Course and Object–Oriented Programming in C++. Earlier best–selling titles include Assembly Language Primer for the IBM PC and XT and (back at the beginning of the computer revolution) Soul of CP/M.