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The text for programming in
Java
The main text for CS100J is Multimedia
Introduction to Programming Using Java, by Paul and David Gries.
This is a paper text together with a CD, called ProgramLive,
which is "livetext". It comes on a CD and has over 250 recorded
lectures, with synched animation. The text for each lecture is readily
available (and you could print them out). The availability of recorded
lectures makes it easy for you to listen to material as often as and whenever
you wish. Moreover, some concepts are made far more understandable using
recorded lectures rather than printed material.
If you buy this text used, make sure it has a CD in the sleeve in the
back inside cover and that the sleeve has an adhesive-backed piece
of paper on it that gives the serial number. Don't buy a used book
that does not have the CD and serial number.
In addition, the livetext has an extensive glossary, a hypertexted index,
lab material, and much more. Make heavy use of it! Finally, the livetext
comes with a workbook, which we will reference from time to time.
The text is available only in the Cornell bookstore. Previous versions
of the ProgramLive CD are out of date and are not used in this course.
Listen-to-Watch the CD ProgramLive
often.
Other Java texts
You may use any other text that you wish as a reference, although with
Course text and accompanying CD, another
text should not be necessary. Here is a sample of conventional texts:
- Cai Horstmann, Big Java.John Wiley, 2002. (Horstmann has some other
books that you might use.)
- Nino/Hosch, Introduction to Programming and Object Oriented Design
using Java. John Wiley, 2002.
- Lewis/Loftus, Java Software Solutions: Foundations of Program Design
(3rd edition). Addison-Wesley, 2000.
The Engineering Library (Carpenter) maintains a number of books on reserve,
including the required and optional textbooks for this course.
USB
storage devices
You may need a USB storage device, often called a "storage key".
This USB storage device will hold anywhere from 50MB to 1GB. It looks
like a fat pencil and can fit in your pocket. If you don't have one,
in the ACCEL lab, you can email yourself the files at the end of the
lab.
You need some way to save your work that you do in the labs because:
- No personal files may be left on CIT's public machines.
- CIT frequently cleans out files on the public machines.
So, you must store your files on your own disks.
REMEMBER: Back up your work regularly to protect yourself in case something
is lost, e.g. the night before the due date.
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