Starts with hands-on programming exercises to build foundational skills before introducing abstract concepts
Includes numerous programming projects and exercises for practice and application
Large appendix provides extensive reference material for quick solutions
Written by experienced educators and entrepreneurs with real-world experience in computer science
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Author: Charles E. Cook ISBN 1-58939-758-4 (softcover) 544 Pages
"Blue Pelican Java" is a somewhat unusual high school computer science textbook. Most computer science texts will begin with a section on the history of computers followed with a flurry of definitions that are just "so many words" to the average student. The approach here is