A student‎-friendly text‎,‎ A Concise Introduction to Data Structures Using Java takes a developmental approach‎,‎ starting with simpler concepts first and then building toward greater complexity‎.‎ Important topics‎,‎ such as linked lists‎,‎ are introduced gradually and revisited with increasing depth‎.‎ More code and guidance are provided at the beginning‎,‎ allowing students time to adapt to Java while also beginning to learn data structures‎.‎ As students develop fluency in Java‎,‎ less code is provided and more algorithms are outlined in pseudocode‎.‎ The text is designed to support a second course in computer science with an emphasis on elementary data structures‎.‎ The clear‎,‎ concise explanations encourage students to read and engage with the material‎,‎ while partial implementations of most data structures give instructors the flexibility to develop some methods as examples and assign others as exercises‎.‎ The book also supplies an introductory chapter on Java basics that allows students who are unfamiliar with Java to quickly get up to speed‎.‎ The book helps students become familiar with how to use‎,‎ design‎,‎ implement‎,‎ and analyze data structures‎,‎ an important step on the path to becoming skilled software developers‎.‎