Joyce Farrell was formerly a Professor of Computer Information Systems at Harper College

Harper College

William Rainey Harper College is a comprehensive community college in Palatine, Illinois, United States. The college was established by referendum in 1965 and opened in September 1967. It is named for Dr. William Rainey Harper, a pioneer in the junior college movement in the United States and the...

 in Palatine, Illinois. Prior to joining Harper College, Farrell taught Computer Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point

University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point

The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point is a public university located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin...

 and McHenry County College

McHenry County College

McHenry County College is a community college serving residents residing in Community College District 528, which covers most of McHenry County, Illinois, as well as portions of surrounding counties....

 in Crystal Lake, Illinois. She is now the author of many Programming books for Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning

Cengage Learning

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. Her books are widely used as textbooks in higher education institutions.

Partial bibliography

• Java Programming, 5th Edition, Joyce Farrell; ISBN 032459951X. (found in 315 libraries, counting all editions, according to worldCat )
  • Java Programming, 4th Edition, Joyce Farrell; ISBN 1423901282.

• Object-Oriented Programming Using C++, 4th Edition, Joce Farrell; ISBN 1423902572. (found in 221 libraries, counting all editions, according to worldCat )
  • Object-Oriented Programming Using C++, 2nd Edition, Joyce Farrell; ISBN 0619033614.

• Programming Logic and Design, Comprehensive, 5th Edition, Joyce Farrell; ISBN 1423901967. (found in 200 libraries, counting all 8 editions, according to http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48850150&referer=brief_resultsworldCat )
  • Programming Logic and Design, Introductory, 5th Edition, Joyce Farrell; ISBN 1423901959.
  • Programming Logic and Design, Comprehensive, 4th Edition, Joyce Farrell; ISBN 1418836338.
  • Programming Logic and Design, Introductory, 4th Edition, Joyce Farrell; ISBN 1418836346.

• Java programming with Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0: comprehensive. Farrell, Joyce, and Don Gosselin (1998) (found in 77 libraries, counting all editions, according to worldCat)

• An Object-Oriented Approach to Programming Logic and Design, 2nd Edition, Joyce Farrell; ISBN 1423901843. (found in 59 libraries, counting all editions, according to WorldCat)

1517.

• Microsoft Visual C# .NET, 1st Edition, Joyce Farrell; ISBN 0619062738. (found in 57 libraries, counting all editions, according to worldCat)

• Microsoft Visual C# 2008: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming, 3rd Edition, Joyce Farrell; ISBN 1423902556.
  • Microsoft Visual C# 2005, An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming, 2nd Edition, Joyce Farrell; ISBN 142390 found in 20 libraries, counting all editions, according to worldCat )