CSE373

Textbook

The required textbook is by Goodrich and Tamassia: Data Structures and Algorithms in Java, 3d ed published by Wiley.

The publisher's web site contains all sorts of resources for the course based directly on the book: presentations based on the chapters, hints on exercises, Java applets which animate various data structures and algorithms, and so forth.

The textbook is available in two forms: hardcopy and electronically. For hardcopy, go to the University Bookstore and purchase it in the traditional way. For the electronic version, join the IEEE Computer Society as a student member (this requires filling out a form and paying about $52 (the full, non-student rate is at least $195). You must be at least a 50 percent time student in an IEEE designated field of study in order to qualify for the student rate. The fields are "electrical, electronics or computer engineering or computer sciences, or in an allied branch of engineering technology or the related arts and sciences." You can join online at the IEEE Computer Society website. Membership in the IEEE Computer Society will also give you a number of other benefits including access to many other computer books online.