Start Concurrent: An Introduction to Problem Solving in Java with a Focus on Concurrency
2013 Edition
Published on 30. December 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
596 pages
978-1-55753-672-3 (ISBN)
Description
Multicore microprocessors are now at the heart of nearly all desktop and laptop computers. While these chips offer exciting opportunities for the creation of newer and faster applications, they also challenge students and educators. How can the new generation of computer scientists growing up with multicore chips learn to programme applications that exploit this latent processing power? This unique book is an attempt to introduce concurrent programming to first-year computer science students, much earlier than most competing products.
This book assumes no programming background but offers a broad coverage of Java. It includes 159 numbered and numerous inline examples as well as 301 exercises categorised as "conceptual," "programming," and "experiments." The problem-oriented approach presents a problem, explains supporting concepts, outlines necessary syntax, and finally provides its solution. All programmes in the book are available for download and experimentation. A substantial index of 5,039 entries makes it easy for readers to locate relevant information.
In a fast-changing field, this book is continually updated and refined. The 2013 version is the sixth "draft edition" of this volume, and features numerous revisions based on student feedback. A list of errata for this version can be found on the Purdue University Department of Computer Science website.
Co-published with the Purdue University Department of Computer Science Publications.
This book assumes no programming background but offers a broad coverage of Java. It includes 159 numbered and numerous inline examples as well as 301 exercises categorised as "conceptual," "programming," and "experiments." The problem-oriented approach presents a problem, explains supporting concepts, outlines necessary syntax, and finally provides its solution. All programmes in the book are available for download and experimentation. A substantial index of 5,039 entries makes it easy for readers to locate relevant information.
In a fast-changing field, this book is continually updated and refined. The 2013 version is the sixth "draft edition" of this volume, and features numerous revisions based on student feedback. A list of errata for this version can be found on the Purdue University Department of Computer Science website.
Co-published with the Purdue University Department of Computer Science Publications.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
West Lafayette
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-55753-672-3 (9781557536723)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Barry Wittman | Aditya Mathur | Tim Korb
Start Concurrent
An Introduction to Problem Solving in Java with a Focus on Concurrency, 2014
E-Book
12/2013
Purdue University Press
€29.49
Available for download
Persons
Barry Wittman is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Elizabethtown College, USA. His areas of active research are computer science pedagogy, particularly for parallel computing, and approximation algorithms for graph problems.
Aditya Mathur is a Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University, USA. He has taught courses in computer science at all levels since 1972. He has written several books, the most well-known being an introduction to microprocessors, the first book of its kind published in India. Aditya has published extensively in international journals and conferences in the area of software engineering.
Tim Korb is the Assistant Department Head of the Computer Science Department at Purdue University, USA. He was previously at the University of Arizona, USA where he was a co-designer of the Icon programming language. His technical interests also include operating systems, networking, databases, and security.
Aditya Mathur is a Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University, USA. He has taught courses in computer science at all levels since 1972. He has written several books, the most well-known being an introduction to microprocessors, the first book of its kind published in India. Aditya has published extensively in international journals and conferences in the area of software engineering.
Tim Korb is the Assistant Department Head of the Computer Science Department at Purdue University, USA. He was previously at the University of Arizona, USA where he was a co-designer of the Icon programming language. His technical interests also include operating systems, networking, databases, and security.