Data Structures and Abstractions with Java (3rd Edition).pdf

The topics that we cover in this book deal with the various ways of organizing data so that a given application
can access and manipulate data in an efficient way. These topics are fundamental to your future
study of computer science, as they provide you with the foundation of knowledge required to create complex
and reliable software. Whether you are interested in designing video games or software for roboticcontrolled
surgery, the study of data structures is vital to your success. Even if you do not study all of the
topics in this book now, you are likely to encounter them later. I hope that you will enjoy reading the book,
and that it will serve as a useful reference tool for your future courses.
After looking over this preface, you should read the Introduction. There you will quickly see what this
book is about and what you need to know about Java before you begin. Appendices A through G review Java
basics, classes, inheritance, exceptions, files, and javadoc comments. Note that inside the front and back covers
you will find Java’s reserved words, its primitive data types, the precedence of its operators, and a list of
Unicode characters.
Please be sure to browse the rest of this preface to see the features that will help you in your studies.