CSE 143

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Textbook

Our optional textbook for CSE 143 this quarter will be the following:

Reges/Stepp. Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach, 5th edition. ISBN 978-0135471944

This book was written specifically for this course and makes a valuable supplement to the lecture presentations.

Code Files

The textbook includes many sample programs. You can access a full set of code files that is organized chapter by chapter. This will allow you to download any of the programs and run them on your own computer.

Video Notes

New copies of the textbook come with an access code to watch "Video Notes." These videos supplement the lecture and book material by walking through more examples in detail. You can access the video notes at the Pearson VideoNotes web site.

Online Problems

We have written a web application called Practice-It that allows you to write solutions to lots of our Java practice problems. You can type in your solution and submit it to the server to be tested. You will receive feedback about whether your code succeeds or fails.

How to purchase:

Physical copy: Students can purchase the textbook from the UW Bookstore. The book is also available to be ordered online from online retailers such as the following:

Older Editions of the Textbook

If you see a book with our book's title but a different ISBN available for sale online (probably used), this is not the correct textbook. It is likely either the previous "1st edition", "2nd edition" or an even older "preliminary custom edition" version of the book that was used in past years. These older versions of the book do not contain all of the content from the correct course textbook. The 1st and 2nd editions are not suitable for CSE 143 this quarter; we do not suggest using them as your textbook for the course this quarter.