Kenneth Alfred Lambert

Provides information on how to program in Python, including program development, the basics of using classes and objects, 2-D geometry, fractals, animations, recursion, and problem solving.

Fundamentals of Java: AP Computer Science Essentials, Fourth Edition covers all of the AP requirements for Computer Science Exam A. By taking a multilevel approach to teaching Java, this text is suitable for a wide range of students, from beginners to those ready for advanced data structures. Since it is non-software specific, it can be used with any Java program compiler, including Borland, Sun Microsystems, Symantec and others. - Publisher.

Ch. 1. Overview -- Ch. 2. Review of Object-Oriented Programming in Java -- Ch. 3. Introduction to GUI-Based Applications with Java -- Ch. 4. Complexity -- Ch. 5. Arrays and Linked Data Structures -- Ch. 6. Overview of Collections -- Ch. 7. Stacks -- Ch. 8. Queues -- Ch. 9. Lists -- Ch. 10. Recursion, Searching, Sorting, and Backtracking -- Ch. 11. Introduction to Trees -- Ch. 12. Special-Purpose Trees -- Ch. 13. Unordered Collections: Sets, Maps, and Bags -- Ch. 14. Graphs -- Ch. 15. Multithreading, Networks, and Client-Server Programming -- App. A. Review of Java Language Features -- App. B. BreezyGUI -- App. C. The AWT -- App. D. Summary of Hierarchies, Interfaces, and Classes