CIS Textbooks (updated 2008-01-22 dc)

See also: CIS Chair's Website for more information.

Please note that this webpage may become out of date, so if you are using it to order textbooks, please double-check with the instructor first.

Some sources to pursue: Amazon eBay Half.com (an eBay company)

CIS Courses	CS Courses	IS Courses	IT Courses
CIS 100	CS 203	IS 330	IT 220
CIS 101	CS 210	IS 350	IT 224
CIS 201	CS 301	IS 430	IT 240
CIS 202	CS 320	IS 450	IT 280
CIS 205/L	CS 410	IS 485	IT 420
CIS 206/L	CS 415		IT 426
CIS 305	CS 420		IT 440
CIS 405	CS 421		IT 480
CIS 470	CS 440		IT 481
	CS 441		IT 482
	CS 442		IT 485
	CS 443
	CS 461

CIS Textbook Rental Program

The CIS department has a textbook rental program to save students money and ensure that in selected classes every student has a copy of the book.

It's no secret that textbook prices are high and getting higher. It's so high that some students choose to not buy the book, but instead try to use one on reserve at the library, or share with a friend. It's also no secret that today's student only keeps a few of their books with the expectation that any information they need can be easily found on the Internet.

The CIS department, through the pioneering efforts of Leslie Fife and Bret Ellis and assisted by a generous donor, has set up a program to help with this problem. Certain books are purchased by the department and rented to students. Beyond the original donation, the program is self funding, with rental fees used first to replace existing books with newer editions from time to time, and second to expand the program as money is available.

If a rental text is available, you the student can elect to rent from the department at the price we specify, or you can elect to get your own book, possibly through the Internet or from a friend. The deadline for making arrangements is the university 'add/drop' deadline for the class, which is typically one week into the semester. By that deadline, you must either (a) rent a book from us, (b) prove by showing us that you have a copy of the book already, or (c) drop the class. The book list is published in advance online, on this web page you are viewing, to make it possible for you to order a book and have it before class starts.

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Do I have to rent from you?

Answer: No. You can find the book elsewhere. Because we have a rental program for a particular book, the BYUH bookstore will not stock or sell it. You may find it from another student or through another source.

Question: Do I have to have a book?

Answer: Our experience is that when many students do not have the book, it slows down the class for everybody. If you want to be in the class, you must have the book.

Question: How are rental prices set?

Answer: The faculty review (a) the price at which students can commonly get the book from places like Amazon.com, (b) the estimated life expectancy of the book, (c) the number of rentals we are likely to get from each book, (d) the number of students in each semester, and (e) the total number of books we would need. Based on that information we calculate the minimum rental we would need to break even. We also estimate the maximum rental at which we believe we are saving students money and students will choose to participate in the program. We set the price somewhere between those two limits.

Question: Why is my book for XXX class not on the rental list?

Answer: There are two common reasons. (a) For expensive books, the book is expected to be obsolete soon. That may be because the subject matter is just changing too fast for any textbook to stay current very long. (b) For inexpensive books or in classes offered once a year, the general new- or used-book market is at a low enough price that it is cheaper for students to buy the book elsewhere than to rent from us.

Question: Won't the books become obsolete?

Answer: Some subjects are very stable. The books only change in minor ways from year to year. Other subjects change dramatically in a short amount of time. Books are carefully chosen based on faculty recommendation and belief that the book will still be current for the expected rental time. When the books are deemed to be obsolete, they are replaced by a current edition or they go off the rental program.

CIS Courses, Jim Lee Program Chair

CIS 100 - Fundamentals of Information Systems - verify text with Jim Lee

CIS 101 - Beginning Programming - verify text with Don Colton

CIS 201 - Web Programming - verify text with Don Colton

CIS 202 - Object-Oriented Programming I - verify text with Chris Slade

(Required before Fall 2008, was also used in CIS 101)
C++ Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design (third edition), by D. S. Malik. 2006. Course Technology. Paperback. ISBN-10: 1-41883639-7. ISBN-13: 978-1-41883639-9. Price (May 2008) Amazon $80.

CIS 205/L - Discrete Math I - RENTAL

CIS 206/L - Discrete Math II - RENTAL

CIS 305 - Systems Engineering I - verify text with Stuart Wolthuis

CIS 405 - Systems Engineering II - verify text with Stuart Wolthuis

CIS 470 - Ethics - verify with Tim Stanley

CS Courses, Chris Slade Program Chair

CS 203 - Object-Oriented Programming II - verify text with Chris Slade

CS 210 - Computer Organization - verify with Tim Stanley

(Required) Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture (second edition) by Linda Null and Julia Lobur. 2006. Jones and Bartlett. Hardcover. 799 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-3769-6. ISBN-10: 0-7637-3769-0. List Price $116.95, Amazon $87.71 (2008-06).

CS 301 - Algorithms - RENTAL

CS 320 - Theory

CS 410 - Computer Architecture - verify with Tim Stanley

Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture (second edition) by Linda Null and Julia Lobur. 2006. Jones and Bartlett. Hardcover. 799 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-3769-6. ISBN-10: 0-7637-3769-0. List Price $116.95, Amazon $87.71 (2008-06).

CS 415 - Operating Systems Design - verify with Chris Slade

CS 420 - Programming Languages - verify with Chris Slade

CS 440 - Intelligent Systems - verify with Chris Slade

CS 461 - Computer Graphics - instructor Tim Stanley

IS Courses

IS 330 - Management Information Systems - verify text with Jim Lee

IS 350 - Database Management Systems - verify text with Jim Lee

IS 430 - ERP - verify with Don Colton

IS 450 - Advanced Database - verify with Jim Lee

IS 485 - Project Management and Practice - verify text with Stuart Wolthuis

IT Courses, Tim Stanley Program Chair

IT 220 - Linux Essentials - verify text with Tim Stanley

IT 224 - Hardware Repair and Diagnostics - verify text with Tim Stanley

IT 240 - Principles of HTML and Web Development - verify text with instructor

(Before Fall 2008, Required)
Stylin' with CSS, A Designer's Guide, by Charles Wyke-Smith. 2005. New Riders. Paperback. ISBN-10: 0-321-30525-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-321-30525-1. Price (May 2008) Amazon $23.

IT 280 - Data Communications Systems and Networks - verify text with Don Colton

IT 420 - Linux System Administration - verify text with Scott Mikolyski

IT 426 - Computer Network Services - verify text with Tim Stanley

IT 440 - Foundations of HCI - verify with Stuart Wolthuis

IT 480 - Computer Network Design - verify with Scott Mikolyski

IT 481 - Information Security - verify text with Tim Stanley

IT 482 - Advanced Information Security - verify text with Tim Stanley

IT 485 - xxx