Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, Global Edition, 13th edition

Published by Pearson (December 17, 2024) © 2025

  • Y Daniel Liang Georgia Southern University
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Title overview

For courses in Java programming.

A fundamentals-first approach. Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, Global Edition integrates programming, data structures and algorithms into 1 text. It takes a fundamentals-first approach, building a strong foundation of basic concepts and techniques before teaching object-oriented and advanced programming. Programming is explained in a problem-driven way that focuses on problem solving rather than syntax, illustrating concepts by example and providing many exercises with various levels of difficulty for practice.

The 13th Edition reflects Java 18 technology and is completely revised in every detail to enhance clarity, content, examples and exercises.

Table of contents

  1. Introduction to Computers, Programs, and Java
  2. Elementary Programming
  3. Selections
  4. Mathematical Functions, Characters, and Strings
  5. Loops
  6. Methods
  7. Single-Dimensional Arrays
  8. Multidimensional Arrays
  9. Objects and Classes
  10. Object-Oriented Thinking
  11. Inheritance and Polymorphism
  12. Exception Handling and Text I/O
  13. Abstract Classes and Interfaces
  14. JavaFX Basics
  15. Event-Driven Programming and Animations
  16. JavaFX UI Controls and Multimedia
  17. Binary I/O
  18. Recursion
  19. Generics
  20. Lists, Stacks, Queues, and Priority Queues
  21. Sets and Maps
  22. Developing Efficient Algorithms
  23. Sorting
  24. Implementing Lists, Stacks, Queues, and Priority Queues
  25. Binary Search Trees
  26. AVL Trees
  27. Hashing
  28. Graphs and Applications
  29. Weighted Graphs and Applications
  30. Aggregate Operations for Collection Streams

APPENDICES

  1. Java Keywords
  2. The ASCII Character Set
  3. Operator Precedence Chart
  4. Java Modifiers
  5. Special Floating-Point Values
  6. Number Systems
  7. Bitwise Operations
  8. Regular Expressions
  9. Enumerated types
  10. The Big-O, Big-Omega, and Big-Theta Notations

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