| · NEW! This text is extremely student-friendly. Throughout the book, there
are examples, hints, notes, and marginal notes to help students navigate through
the concepts. Collins also motivates by providing many applications throughout.
· NEW! Collins uses the Java Collections Framework implementations of
data structures, as well as presenting other implementations. This allows students
to get comfortable using an industry standard java library, which they will
be able to use even after they finish the course. Students also get some opportunity
to build code from scratch. · NEW! Labs accompany the book. Located on the website, these labs give
students an opportunity to get "hands on" with the material they are
learning. They can be used in many different situations (open-labs, closed labs,
homework assigments), allowing the instructor flexibility · NEW! The author has put less emphasis on the Java Collections Framework-instead
focusing on how students build data structures from scratch. · NEW! Programming projects at the end of chapters give students an
opportunity for hands on learning that reinforces concepts.
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