Data Structures and Algorithms in Java / Edition 2

by Robert Lafore

Overview

Data Structures and Algorithms in Java, Second Edition is designed to be easy to read and understand although the topic itself is complicated. Algorithms are the procedures that software programs use to manipulate data structures. Besides clear and simple example programs, the author includes a workshop as a small demonstration program executable on a Web browser. The programs demonstrate in graphical form what data structures look like and how they operate. In the second edition, the program is rewritten to improve operation and clarify the algorithms, the example programs are revised to work with the latest version of the Java JDK, and questions and exercises will be added at the end of each chapter making the book even more useful.

Educational Supplement

Suggested solutions to the programming projects found at the end of each chapter are made available to instructors at recognized educational institutions. This educational supplement can be found at www.prenhall.com, in the Instructor Resource Center.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780672324536
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	11/06/2002
Edition description:	Subsequent
Pages:	800
Product dimensions:	7.85(w) x 9.35(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

Robert Lafore has degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, has worked as a systems analyst for the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, founded his own software company, and is a best-selling writer in the field of computer programming. Some of his current titles are C++ Interactive Course and Object-Oriented Programming in C++. Earlier best-selling titles include Assembly Language Primer for the IBM PC and XT and (back at the beginning of the computer revolution) Soul of CP/M.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

What's New in the Second Edition. What This Book Is About. What's Different About This Book. Who This Book Is For. What You Need to Know Before You Read This Book. The Software You Need to Use This Book. How This Book Is Organized. Enjoy Yourself!

1. Overview.

What Are Data Structures and Algorithms Good For? Overview of Data Structures. Overview of Algorithms. Some Definitions. Object-Oriented Programming. Software Engineering. Java for C++ Programmers. Java Library Data Structures. Summary. Questions.

2. Arrays.

The Array Workshop Applet. The Basics of Arrays in Java. Dividing a Program into Classes. Class Interfaces. The Ordered Workshop Applet. Java Code for an Ordered Array. Logarithms. Storing Objects. Big O Notation. Whay Not Use Arrays for Everything. Summary. Questions. Experiments. Programming Projects.

3. Simple Sorting.

How Would You Do It. Bubble Sort. Selection Sort. Insertion Sort. Sorting Objects. Comparing the Simple Sorts. Summary. Questions. Experiments. Programming Projects.

4. Stacks and Queues.

A Different Kind of Structure. Stacks. Queues. Priority Queues. Parsing Arithmetic Expressions. Summary. Questions. Experiments. Programming Projects.

5. Linked Lists.

Links. The LinkList Workshop Applet. A Simple Linked List. Finding and Deleting Specified Links. Double-Ended Lists. Linked-List Efficiency. Abstract Data Types. Sorted Lists. Doubly Linked Lists. Iterators. Summary. Questions. Experiments. Programming Projects.

6. Recursion.

Triangular Numbers. Factorials. Anagrams. A Recursive Binary Search. The Towers of Hanoi. Mergesort. Eliminating Recursion. Some Interesting Recursive Applications. Summary. Questions. Experiments. Programming Projects.

7. Advanced Sorting.

Shellsort. Paartitioning. Quicksort. Radix Sort. Summary. Questions. Experiments. Programming Projects.

8. Binary Trees.

Why Use Binary Trees? Tree Terminology. An Analogy. How Do Binary Search Trees Work. Finding a Node. Inserting a Node. Traversing the Tree. Finding Maximum and Minimum Values. Deleting a Node. The Efficiency of Binary Trees. Trees Represented as Arrays. Duplicate Keys. The Complete tree.java Program. The Huffman Code. Summary. Questions. Experiments. Programming Projects.

9. Red-Black Trees.

Our Approach to the Discussion. Balanced and Unbalanced Trees. Using the RBTree Workshop Applet. Experimenting with the Workshop Applet. Rotations. Inserting a New Node. Deletion. The Efficiency of Red-Black Trees. Red-Black Tree Implementation. Other Balanced Trees. Summary. Questions. Experiments.

10. 2-3-4 Trees and External Storage.

Introduction to 2-3-4 Trees. The Tree234 Workshop Applet. Java Code for a 2-3-4 Tree. 2-3-4 Trees and Red-Black Trees. Efficiency of 2-3-4 Trees. 2-3 Trees. External Storage. Summary. Questions. Experiments. Programming Projects.

11. Hash Tables.

Introduction to Hashing. Open Addressing. Separate Chaining. Hash Functions. Hashing Efficiency. Hashing and External Storage. Summary. Questions. Experiments. Programming Projects.

12. Heaps.

Introduction to Heaps. The Heap Workshop Applet. Java Code fo Heaps. A Tree-based Heap. Heapsort. Summary. Questions. Experiments. Programming Projects.

13. Graphs.

Introduction to Graphs. Searches. Minimum Spanning Trees. Topological Sorting with Directed Graphs. Connectivity in Directed Graphs. Summary. Questions. Experiments. Programming Projects.

14. Weighted Graphs.

Minimum Spanning Tree with Weighted Graphs. The Shortest-Path Problem. The All-Pairs Shortest-Path Problem. Efficiency. Intractable Problems. Summary. Questions. Experiments. Programming Projects.

15. When to Use What.

General-Purpose Data Structures. Special-Purpose Data Structures. Sorting. Graphs. External Storage. Onward.

Appendix A. Running the Workshop Applets and Example Programs.

The Workshop Applets. The Example Programs. The Sun Microsystem's Software Development Kit. Multiple Class Files. Other Development Systems.

Appendix B. Further Reading.

Data Structures and Algorithms. Object-Oriented Programming Languages. Object-Oriented Design (OOD) and Software Engineering.

Appendix C. Answers to Questions.

Chapter 1, Overview. Chapter 2, Arrays. Chapter 3, Simple Sorting. Chapter 4, Stacks and Queues. Chapter 5, Linked Lists. Chapter 6, Recursion. Chapter 7, Advanced Sorting. Chapter 8, Binary Trees. Chapter 9, Red-Black Trees. Chapter 10, 2-3-4 Trees and External Storage. Hash Tables. Heaps. Graphs. Weighted Graphs.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

The Barnes & Noble Review
“No pain, no gain” does not have to apply to data structures and algorithms. In the long-awaited Second Edition of Data Structures & Algorithms in Java, Robert Lafore proves once again that you can learn this stuff in English -- without compromising your ability to make the most of it.

Lafore brings a strong practical focus to arrays, sorts, stacks, queues, linked lists, recursion, trees, hash tables, heaps, graphs, and other essential topics. He shows how every technique works, when to use it, and how it looks in real Java code. (Of which there’s plenty -- including “Workshop applets” on the Web that go even further toward illuminating his explanations.)

Much of the code, first published in 1998, has been revamped to reflect Sun’s latest releases -- and five years' more experience with Java. Plenty of new topics are covered, too: depth-first-search and game simulations; Huffman codes for data compression; the classic “Traveling Salesman” problem and “Knight’s Tour” puzzle; Floyd’s and Warshall’s algorithms; 2-3 trees; radix sorts, and more. Finally, new programming projects and end-of-chapter questions make this book a complete hands-on course.

Lafore’s focus is on making sure you walk away with a strong understanding of how data structures and algorithms really work. So he only briefly alludes to Java’s built-in data structure classes (Vector, Stack, Hashtable, et al.). That’s about all that’s missing, though. And you’ll have the consolation of knowing that you understand data structures and algorithms well enough to use them anywhere -- in Java or whatever language comes next. Bill Camarda

Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.