With its flexibility for programming both small and large projects, Scala is an ideal language for teaching beginning programming. Yet there are no textbooks on Scala currently available for the CS1/CS2 levels. Introduction to the Art of Programming Using Scala presents many concepts from CS1 and CS2 using a modern, JVM-based language that works well for both programming in the small and programming in the large.
The book progresses from true programming in the small to more significant projects later, leveraging the full benefits of object orientation. It first focuses on fundamental problem solving and programming in the small using the REPL and scripting environments. It covers basic logic and problem decomposition and explains how to use GUIs and graphics in programs. The text then illustrates the benefits of object-oriented design and presents a large collection of basic data structures showing different implementations of key ADTs along with more atypical data structures. It also introduces multithreading and networking to provide further motivating examples.
By using Scala as the language for both CS1 and CS2 topics, this textbook gives students an easy entry into programming small projects as well as a firm foundation for taking on larger-scale projects. Many student and instructor resources are available at www.programmingusingscala.net
Contents
Introductory Concepts
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
Object-Orientation, Abstraction, and Data Structures
Object-Orientation
Bigger Programs/New Tools
A Project (Drawing Program)
Abstraction and Polymorphism
Other Collection Types
Multithreading and Concurrency
Stream I/O
rking
Stacks and Queues
Linked Lists
Priority Queues
Refactoring
Recursion
Trees
Regular Expressions and Context-Free Parsers
Spatial Trees
Binary Heaps
Direct Access Binary Files
Actors
Augmenting Trees
Wrapping Up
Appendix A: Quick Preview of Java
Appendix B: Advanced Scala Concepts
Appendix C: Glossary
Bibliography
Index
