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Check out our  2017 Computer Science Catalog for new outstanding textbooks, robust student and instructor resources, and a preview of our upcoming new  Virtual Security Cloud Labs.

 

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C++ Plus Data Structures, Sixth Edition explores the specifications, applications, and implementations of abstract data types with unmatched accessibility.

There are countless reasons to adopt the new sixth edition, but we've broken down the Top Ten Reasons:

1. Features the Latest Software – updated with the new C++ Plus 11 features including range-based for loops and threads

2. Current Content – Includes a new chapter on Sets, Maps, and Hashing as well as a new chapter on Trees Plus that emphasizes balancing of search trees by covering AVL Trees, Red-Black Trees, and B-Trees

Topics: C++, C++ Plus 11, Chip Weems, Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Data Structures, Navigate, Nell Dale, Programming, Programming Languages, Software Engineering, Tim Richards, Trees Plus

According to Code.org, the U.S. will have 1 million more computer science jobs than students with computer science degrees by 2020. Careers in these fields are increasing at twice the national average, and in some states computing jobs are growing at over four times the average. Yet, many high schools around the country do not require computer science as a requirement for math or science.

Topics: Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Computer Science Education, computing, Introduction to Computer Science, Programming, Purdue University, U.S. News & World Report

Topics: Computer Science Education, Computer Science Education Week, computing, Computing in the Core, CSEdWeek, Grace Murray Hopper, Hour of Code, Introduction to Computer Science, Programming

Keeping on trend with most universities and colleges around the country, demand for computer science courses at Harvard University has been increasing exponentially over the past few years. To keep up with the demand for its fastest growing major, Harvard will increase computer science faculty by 50 percent thanks to a gift from Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp’s biggest shareholder and former CEO. Ballmer’s donation will allow Harvard to hire 12 new instructors, bringing the size of the computer science faculty to 36.

Topics: Bloomberg.com, Computer Science Education, Drew Faust, Harvard University, Introduction to Computer Science, Programming, Yale University

Code.org launched its first crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo last month with the goal of providing 100 million students worldwide with the opportunity to study computer science for one hour every day. The project, called An Hour of Code For Every Student, needs  $5,000,000 in order to accomplish this goal, and Code.org plans to match every donation dollar for dollar, up to $2,500,000.

Topics: An Hour of Code for Every Student, Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Computer Science Education, Hour of Code, Introduction to Computer Science, Programming

Are you looking for a new way to engage and compel students in C++? Award-winning duo, Nell Dale and Chip Weems, offers the clearest and most comprehensive introductory C++ text with Programming and Problem Solving with C++: Comprehensive, Sixth Edition. With a student-centered, pragmatic, and hands-on approach, the text makes even the most difficult concepts in computer science programming accessible to all students. Comprehensive and student-friendly, Programming and Problem Solving with C++, Sixth Edition is the definitive text for introductory computer science programming courses.

Topics: Computer Science Education, eLearning, Introduction to Computer Science, navigate, Navigate, Nell Dale, New Edition, Programming, Programming and Problem Solving with C++

Mercurynews.com reported that, much like the rest of the country, the San Francisco Bay Area needs help motivating young people to take an interest in computer science and technology. According to the nonprofit Code.org, there will be a shortage of 1 million trained computer scientists in the next decade. Yet, only 10 percent of U.S. high schools offer classes in programming.

Topics: Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Computer Science Education, Foundations, Introduction to Computer Science, Programming

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Navigate 2 is arriving– and now you can try it! We’ve just released a course demo for Advantage Access Programming and Problem Solving with C++, Comprehensive, Sixth Edition. Inside the demo you’ll see a full interactive eBook of Programming and Problem Solving with C++, interactive Flashcards, chapter quizzes, midterm, final, and A Laboratory Course in C++, Sixth Edition.

Topics: C++, Coming Soon, Computer Science, Demo, forthcoming, Navigate, Nell Dale, Programming, Programming and Problem Solving with C++