The latest edition of Dale (U. of Texas, Austin) and Weems' (U. of Massachusetts, Amherst) introductory text revamps the earlier editions' goals, case studies, and exercises. In addition, more object-oriented language appears in later chapters. The syntax-intensive text is suitable for programming courses with an emphasis on science and engineering, as well as those seeking to cover the fundamentals of programming in one semester. The volume is adapted from Programming and Problem Solving With C++, fourth ed. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)