Text provides a detailed explanation of the significant data structures, their object-oriented implementations, and applications.The overall goal of this book is unique in its attempts to bridge the gap between algorithmic thinking and the implementation of algorithmic ideas in a programming language.Text includes the following pedagogy:•Figures and diagrams•Chapter objectives and summaries,•Self-test exercises in the body of chapters. •To complement the book's complete coverage of important data structures, code for all programs will be available for student and instructor use. Key Features Include:•Focus on implementation and the explanation of code.•Object-oriented features used from ground up.•A complete explanation of writing code in C++ is provided in the appendix of the book.Electronic Components:•The web site will feature a wide selection of programming projects of varying difficulty•Animated Power Point presentation of all relevant textbook material, •Test bank of exam and quiz questions. •Lecture CDs containing lectures from the textbook