Book excerpt: NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyProgrammingLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyProgrammingLab search for ISBN-10: 0132989999/ISBN-13: 9780132989992. That package includes ISBN-10: 0132855836/ISBN-13: 9780132855839 and ISBN-10: 0132891557/ISBN-13: 9780132891554. MyProgrammingLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. In Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Objects , Gaddis covers procedural programming-control structures and methods-before introducing object-oriented programming. As with all Gaddis texts, clear and easy-to-read code listings, concise and practical real-world examples, and an abundance of exercises appear in every chapter.