Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structuresis designed to be usedin a 2 or 3 semester/quarter sequence for beginning programmers.Tony Gaddis emphasizes problem-solving and program design byteaching the Java programming languagethrough a step-by-step detailed presentation. He introduces procedural programming early and covers control structures and methods before objects. Students are engaged and have plenty of opportunity to practice using programming concepts through practical tools that include end-of-section and chapter exercises, case studies and programming projects.