Java Methods: Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures
Maria Litvinhas taught computer science and mathematics at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, since 1987. She is an Advanced Placement Computer Science exam reader and Table Leader and, as a consultant for The College Board, provides AP training for high school computer science teachers. Maria has received the 1999 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement for Mathematics, Science, and Technology for New England and the 2003 RadioShack National Teacher Award. Prior to joining Phillips Academy, Maria taught computer science at Boston University. Maria is a co author ofC++ for You++: An Introduction to Programming and Computer Science(1998), which became one of the leading high school textbooks for AP Computer Science courses, and of the earlier editions of theJava Methodsbooks. Maria is also the co-author ofBe Prepared for the AP Computer Science Exam in JavaandMathematics for the Digital Age and Programming in Python(Skylight Publishing, 2010).Gary Litvinhas worked in many areas of software development including artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, computer graphics, and neural networks. As founder of Skylight Software, Inc., he developed SKYLIGHTS/GX, one of the first GUI prototyping and development tools for C and C++ programmers. Gary led in the development of several state-of-the-art software products including interactive touch screen development tools, OCR and handwritten character recognition systems, and credit card fraud detection software. He is the co-author ofC++ for You++, theJava Methodsseries,Be Prepared for the AP Computer Science Exam in Java, andMathematics for the Digital Age and Programming in Python.