The design and analysis of efficient data structures has long been recognized as a key component of the Computer Science curriculum. Goodrich and Tomassia's approach to this classic topic is based on the object-oriented paradigm as the framework of choice for the design of data structures. For each ADT presented in the text, the authors provide an associated Java interface. Concrete data structures realizing the ADTs are provided as Java classes implementing the interfaces. The Java code implementing fundamental data structures in this book is organized in a single Java package, net.datastructures. This package forms a coherent library of data structures and algorithms in Java specifically designed for educational purposes in a way that is complimentary with the Java Collections Framework.

长期以来，高效数据结构的设计和分析被认为是计算机科学课程的一个关键组成部分。古德里奇和托马西亚对这一经典课题的研究方法是基于面向对象的范式，作为数据结构设计的首选框架。对于文中介绍的每个ADT，作者都提供了一个相关的Java接口。实现ADT的具体数据结构是作为实现接口的Java类提供的。本书中实现基本数据结构的Java代码被组织在一个单一的Java包中，即net.datastructures。这个包形成了一个连贯的数据结构和算法的Java库，专门为教育目的设计，与Java集合框架相得益彰。