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Java for Computer Information Systems
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Author: Andrew C. Staugaard
List Price: $85.00
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ISBN: 0130108065
Publisher: Prentice Hall (04 March, 1999)
Edition: Textbook Binding
Sales Rank: 786,114
Average Customer Rating: 3.2 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 4 out of 5
One of few Java texts with CIS examples
I have used this text in an introductory programming course. I have two personal biases that make this text attractive. (1)I want a text that does not concentration on the development environment. (2)I teach in a business college; therefore, I want business examples. This text satisfies both my desires. It is not filled with menu selections and button clicks that overwhelm algorithm design. Most of its examples relate to business. As a result, my students find the book something that relates to their career choice. When using the text in the introductory programming course, I found the emphasis on structured design a benefit. By playing down the object-oriented aspects of Java until after the basic control structures were presented, the text gave the students an opportunity to learn to create an algorithm before they had to tackle an entire system. It is one of the few texts that did not need a supplemental algorithm design text.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Good basics book, but should be improved from Java side
After reading the beginning of previous review I am also glad (s)he 'don't go to school in Canada'.But I should admit that the book is possibly the best in explanation of programming fundamentals. I couldn't find any comparable book with such big attention to programming basics. I agree with previous reviewer that knowledge of fundamentals is much more important and gives you an ability to learn any programming language faster and really understand what you should do in your programs. But if Java is selected for this course the Java content should be cleaned from a lot of errors and some stuff should be explained better. So I give the book 3 stars to further establish this mark.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Understanding Structuring Techniques made easy
As a student who is currently using this text book I am glad I don't go to school in Canada. They must have differing ideas about what is appropriate relative to the topic at hand. My understanding of the purpose of this book is not to teach JAVA, rather, it is to teach basic Structuring Techniques INDEPENDENT of the language choosen to write in. In this capacity, the book is excellent! Languages change but classic Structuring Technique does not. This book does an excellent job of teaching control structure techniques as well as algorithm defination. Many large Universities teach control structures and allow the student to program their work in whatever language they wish. The Author chooses to introduce his readers to the hotest language on the market at this time which is JAVA. Languages change, structuring technique does not. It's that simple. I highly recommend this book to anyone desiring to learn the proper method to develop a program.
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