Many illustrations, web-based animation, and simple mathematical analysis to justify important analytical concepts. Fourth Edition Key Features: * Update to Java 5.0 include new sections on generics and Java 5.0 features, and revised code fragments, examples, and case studies to conform to Java 5.0. * Hundreds of exercises, including many new to this edition, enhance creativity and help readers learn how to think like programmers and reinforce important concepts. * New case studies illustrate topics such as web browsers, board games, and encryption. * A new early chapter covers Arrays, Linked Lists, and Recursion. * A new final chapter on Memory covers memory management and external memory data structures and algorithms. * Java code examples are used extensively, with source code provided on the website. * Online animations and effective art in the text describing the data structures and algorithms, clear visuals. Access additional resources on the web www.wiley.com / college / Goodrich): * Java source code for all examples in book * Animation * Library (net.datastructures) of Java constructs used in this book * Problems database and search engine * Student instructions for all exercises in the book * Instructor resources, including solutions to selected exercises * Lecture slides