Sample Chapters

The following are complete sample chapters from the second edition of the textbook, to help you better evaluate whether our book is right for your course. All chapters and pages posted here are Copyright Pearson 2010.

• Chapter 7: Arrays
• Chapter 16: Linked Lists

Here are some additional sample pages to help you get a feel for our writing style and exercises:

• Chapter 2: Primitive Data and Definite Loops (excerpt on variables and expressions)
• Chapter 4: Conditional Execution (excerpt on Procedural Design Heuristics)
• Chapter 5: Program Logic and Indefinite Loops (excerpt showing some of our exercises)
• Chapter 12: Recursion (excerpt showing the mechanics of recursive calls)
• Chapter 14: Graphical User Interfaces (excerpt about components layout, and events)