Think Java: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist Paperback – 1 January 2016

Good textbook.

I used this text for teaching a high school classroom Java (first year teaching programming.) Before we obtained this text we were using a free MOOC via edX (a Java class provided by some teachers at Purdue University.) My students and I found that online class frustrating and poorly designed, so I began looking for a textbook. My students, almost without exception, feel like they've learned more after reading chapter 1 than after 5 weeks of the edX course online. The style is clear, the pace is fair, and so far it seems to be an excellent fit for first-time programmers. ALSO, the copyright is the Creative Commons type, which means I was able to legally make a copy of this text for each of my students (at no cost to me, just to my school district's copy shop.) Also, in addition to providing each student their own free copy, I was able to share with them a link to a free pdf version online (for easy reading on their phones/tablets.) Finally, there's a free version of the book online that is interactive (i.e., while reading the book you can enter actual code to practice content.) Overall, I'm very pleased with this book, and recommend it. (Caveat: I haven't used any other Java texts, and I'm a brand new teacher so take that into consideration. If you're looking for a much more thorough and in-depth text for Java, I've been told by experienced teachers that "Big Java" by Cay Horstmann is excellent.)

Clear and logical course structure and content. Because of this, a very useful and understandable book for the absolute beginners. I enjoyed reading and using this book.

It is a book that just goes to the main points trying to make the reader understand the main topics.If you want to learn more and go into detail you must get some extra books.It is the perfect book for beginners

This book is an awesome piece of work, which will introduce you step by step to the world of computer science in a concrete and professional way. Nothing to complain about, simple a good book for beginners.