This book uses Turbo Pascal to teach data structures and software engineering topics with an emphasis on data abstraction and the use of abstract data types. The book contains features like case studies, program style sections, syntax display boxes, common error sections, chapter reviews, quick-check exercises, and programming projects to aid in learning.

KEY BENEFIT: Designed for those with an introductory knowledge of programming and problem solving in Pascal, this book uses discussions, examples, exercises, complete programs, and sample runs to expose users to more advanced techniques. Covers topics such as software development; data structures and abstract data types; strings; stacks; queues; algorithms and recursion; lists; other linked structures; binary trees; sorting; sorting and searching files; trees; graphs and digraphs; object-and oriented programming.

The bestselling exploration of recursion and recursive problem solving is now available in a new Turbo Pascal edition. This new edition includes optional sections on object-oriented programming as well as coverage of Turbo Compiler Directives, Turbo Compiler Error Messages, and the difference between Turbo Pascal and Standard Pascal.

This is a revision of the authors 1982 volume into Pascal, the language most widely used for teaching data structures. Data structures are central to computer science, and in particular to programming. In the analytic areas, appropriate data structures have been the key to advances in the design of algorithms. Once appropriate data structures are carefully defined, all that remains is routine coding. A comprehensive understanding of data structure techniques is essential in the design of algorithms and programs. This text presents a carefully chosen fraction of available material, but supplement it with a wide variety of exercises. No single book can discuss all known data structures or algorithms. This text presents the art of designing data structures, preparing the student to devise special-purpose structures for specific problems as they present themselves.