Alice In Action With Java, 2e provides a meaningful, motivating introduction to object-oriented programming with 3D animation, riveting examples and a spiral approach that uses Alice before circling back to apply the same skills to success in Java.[...]
This six-chapter supplementary text uses Alice, a three-dimensional virtual reality authoring system, to make programming easy and fun for the beginning student.[...]
Alice in Action with Java, an innovative new text by Joel Adams, provides CS1 students with a meaningful and motivating introduction to object-oriented programming. Using a spiral pedagogy, Adams introduces key object-oriented topics using Alice 2.0, then circles back to the same concepts in Java. A[...]
The second book in the "How to Ace" series, "How to Ace the Rest of Calculus" is a witty, irreverent, and practical guide to mastering second and third semester calculus. Based on the premise that students learn best when presented with direct, concise, and informal information, the pedagogy capture[...]