The new edition of this text introduces functional programming in the Haskell language at a level appropriate for students and programmers with little or no experience of functional languages. The emphasis is on the process of crafting programs, problem solving and avoiding common pitfalls. The book is split into 3 parts : basic functional programming, abstraction and larger-scale programming, leading the reader step-by-step through the basics of the subject before introducing more advanced topics.

This special edition of Java How to Program is ideal for one- semester, introductory Java courses and is up-to-date with the Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0. The text covers fundamental programming topics and provides several extra chapters so professors can customize courses to meet their needs. Many of the chapters have been trimmed from Java How to Program, Sixth Edition so they include only information likely to be presented in a one- semester, introductory course. Coverage of graphical user interfaces, applets and graphics is designed to be optional in Small Java How to Program.