Introduction to Programming and Object-Oriented Design Using Java

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* Objects First Approach. Students learn to design with objectsfrom the start. In more traditional approaches, students firstlearn "programming basics in the context of procedural programmingin the small." Since this frame of reference is essentially uselesswhen attacking large-scale problems, students must later "re-learnhow to approach problems. Instructors can present material from apoint of view that will "make sense" throughout the curriculum.Presentation and justification of programming principles and goodtechniques is easier.* Emphasis on the distinction between class specification andimplementation. Students learn to develop coherent classspecifications early on, and to build compon…