Description
Book SynopsisPraise for the first edition:
The well-written, comprehensive book[is] aiming to become a de facto reference for the language and its features and capabilities. The pace is appropriate for beginners; programming concepts are introduced progressively through a range of examples and then used as tools for building applications in various domains, including sophisticated data structures and algorithmsHighly recommended. Students of all levels, faculty, and professionals/practitioners.D. Papamichail, University of Miami in CHOICE Magazine
Mark Lewis' Introduction to the Art of Programming Using Scala was the first textbook to use Scala for introductory CS courses. Fully revised and expanded, the new edition of this popular text has been divided into two books. Introduction to Programming and Problem-Solving Using Scala is designed to be used in first semester college classrooms to teach students beginning programming with Scala. The
Table of Contents
Basics of Computers, Computing, and Programming. Getting to Know the Tools. Scala Basics. Conditionals. Functions. Recursion for Iteration. Arrays and Lists in Scala. Loops. Text Files. Case Classes. GUIs. Graphics. Sorting and Searching. XML. Recursion.
