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Objects First With Java: A Practical Introduction Using BlueJ Paperback – 27 April 2006

by David J. Barnes (Author), Michael Kolling (Author)

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The book has a very clear identity.

It takes a truly objects first approach to teaching problem solving using Java. These are complicated concepts so the book uses the development environment BlueJ to help the students understanding. BlueJ has a strong emphasis on visualization and interaction techniques, and allows the students to manipulate objects and call methods as a first exercise. BlueJ is free and freely available, and has been developed specifically for teaching.

The book is loaded with projects so that the student can really get a grip on actually solving problems; and it takes a spiral approach, introducing a topic in a simple context early on, then revisiting it later in the book to deepen understanding. It also comes with a CD containing JDK, BlueJ, a BlueJ tutorial and code for all the projects. The website contains style guide for all examples, PowerPoints for lecturers and also a Solutions Manual.

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520 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Prentice Hall
Publication date

27 April 2006
Dimensions

19.05 x 3.81 x 25.4 cm
ISBN-10

013197629X
ISBN-13

978-0131976290
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Objects First with Java:
A Practical Introduction Using BlueJ

Third Edition

David J. Barnes
Michael Kölling

The BlueJ revolution goes on! The third edition of Objects First with Java has been fully updated for Java 5.0, and features a new version of BlueJ providing even stronger support for learning Java syntax and semantics.

Hallmark features

An Objects First approach encourages students to exploit the power of OOP from the beginning
A project-driven approach applies a problem-solving method to real applications.
A CD-ROM containing the JDK and versions of BlueJ for a variety of operating systems
A Companion Website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/barnes includes a style guide for all program examples, PowerPoint slides and other resources for both students and instructors.
Additional resources can be found on the BlueJ website: www.bluej.org/objects-first/

New to the third edition

Fully compliant with Java 5.0 features including generics
A revised treatment of autobox and enumerators
Expanded coverage of graphics and GUI programming
A new version of the BlueJ environment, featuring:
o Full support for Java 5.0
o An all-new interface look and feel
o A new Code Pad feature, allowing immediate execution and evaluation of Java code.

About the Authors

David Barnes has 25 years experience in teaching programming. He and Michael Kölling both teach introductory Java courses at the Universityof Kent, Canterbury. Michael Kölling was a key member of the team that developed BlueJ at MonashUniversityin Australia.

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The book represents a valuable, new approach to introductory programming; it is still my best choice as textbook for the introductory programming course.
Michael Caspersen, University of Aarhus, Denmark

This is the most innovative approach to teaching an Introduction to Programming course I have seen so far.
Clemens Martin, University of Ontario

I would like to thank the authors for their good job on this book, and the wonderful BlueJ, the best programming environment for students learning Java.
Ying Zhou, Rhode Island College

The first true objects first introductory text; the best introduction to objects and OO programming concepts I have ever seen.

Michael Goldweber, XavierUniversity

The more I read Barnes and Köllings book, the more impressed I am with it. It is a pedagogical masterpiece.

Ian Bridgewood, CopenhagenUniversityCollegeof Engineering

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prentice Hall; 3rd edition (27 April 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 520 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 013197629X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0131976290
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.05 x 3.81 x 25.4 cm

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Michael Kölling is a Professor at the Department of Informatics at King’s College London, UK. He holds a PhD in computer science from Sydney University, and has worked in Australia, Denmark and the UK. Michael’s research interests are in the areas of object-oriented systems, programming languages, software tools, computing education and HCI. He has published numerous papers on object-orientation and computing education topics and is the author and co-author of two Java textbooks. Michael is the lead developer of BlueJ and Greenfoot, two educational programming environments. He is a UK National Teaching Fellow, Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, Oracle Java Champion, and a Distinguished Educator of the ACM. In 2013, he received the ACM SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education. Michael is a founding member of 'Computing At School', a UK organisation furthering computing teaching at school level.
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Mira

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on 21 June 2016

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Written For Middle-Schoolers, Easy For Adults

Reviewed in the United States on 3 May 2014

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The very first programming book I read when I started trying to learn for real. Love the IDE it works with (written for middle-schoolers), love the textbook (written by authors who decided middle-schoolers needed their own IDE). It, and the visual IDE it works with, did a great job helping me learn to think object-orientedly before I ever wrote a "Hello World." There's so much visual feedback that helps you see initialization & garbage collection, state scope, etc. And the book follows a great program!

We didn't follow it in my 1st class (it was a suggested extra), but I was so glad I got a few chapters in before we started on our more procedurally-oriented Java book. I was way ahead of my classmates when we started covering static vs. object code.

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Doc Holliday

Great for anyone starting with java.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 August 2012

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Difficult book to review I guess as I have mixed feelings concerning the exercises. When I first got this book for my computer science course I found it to be almost useless. When I got stuck on an exercise then that was it until I could speak to a lecturer or post on the forums.

I have no patience for this type of approach as it wastes my time and other people's time. At this point I would have given it one star for sheer frustration.
Then I found the lecturers solutions and decided to - System.println("Borrow"); them.

WOW I wanted to punch the person who decided to leave these out of the book!
I worked my way through all the chapters and was actually enjoying myself a lot learning how to program java. I learned a lot about programming in a short space of time. I finished the module with a high grade.

I would recommend this book to everyone who is starting to learn programming from the very start but only if you can get your hands on the solutions. I don't care who says they are only for lecturers as there are reviews on here that share my initial frustration.

I will dish out the first 4 chapter solutions to anyone who leaves an e-mail address as a comment.

7 people found this helpful

Matt B

Solid OOP book for beginning Java

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 January 2017

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Started to learn Objective Orientated Programming at university and wanted a book to help me learn. This book is great it has everything you need in it to fully understand the concepts. It goes without saying that you obviously need to ensure that you are practicing as opposed to just reading. If you are studying at university then this book will help you with the theory as well.

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Joe Greenheron

Learn by doing: best intro to a programming language

Reviewed in the United States on 17 February 2005

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Not all intro Java books are created equal, and this one is definitely worth the price.

I've had formal education in 3 programming languages, and this book is by far the best one I've ever read. It's because the chapters walk you through the design, implementation, and refactoring of actual Java projects. Vocabulary and concepts are taught in the process, so you find yourself absorbing the facts by necessity.

The book comes with an application called BlueJ, which models Java classes and object relationships. You can check your work against code samples on the CD as you complete the milestones of each project.

If you learn by doing, and you need to learn Java and OO, this book is for you.

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