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Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C++

ISBN: 978-0-471-24134-8

August 1998

678 pages

Description

Students will learn data structures and algorithms from a modern, object-oriented perspective with this new text. It uses a single class hierarchy as a framework to present all of the data structures. This framework clearly shows the relationships between data structures and illustrates how polymorphism and inheritance can be used effectively.

About the Author
About the Author Bruno R. Preiss is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He is a member of the Parallel and Distributed Systems Group, the Computer Communications Networks Group, and the VLSI Research Group. Professor Preiss received an M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada.
Features
  • All data structures are presented using a common framework. The unified class hierarchy gives the instructor the framework for showing explicitly the relationship between the data structures and how they are implemented.
  • Use of object-oriented design patterns. Students learn how a good design fits together and how a good design transcends the problem at hand. The use of design patterns gives the instructor the framework that ties together virtually all of the topics in the book and offers the instructor a tool for teaching design.
  • A single C++ software design is used throughout the text. By using a common and consistent design, students are able to understand more quickly the operation of complicated data structures.
  • Just-in-time presentation of mathematical analysis techniques. Students are exposed to mathematical concepts as needed. By teaching the mathematics in the appropriate context, it is easier for the instructor to motivate the students and provide natural examples for mathematical ideas.