# Reading Material

The following are the required textbooks for this course and should be used
through-out for reference. All are available online through the campus library.

- [Head-First Design Patterns](https://search.library.osu.edu/permalink/01OHIOLINK_OSU/rr4vai/alma991085521880608507)
  - Required Reading:
    - Chapter 3: Decorator
    - Chapter 4: Factory
    - Chapter 5: Singleton
    - Chapter 6: Command
    - Chapter 10: State
- [Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (a.k.a. Gang of Four) by Gamma et al](https://search.library.osu.edu/permalink/01OHIOLINK_OSU/rr4vai/alma991085526803708507)
- [C# in a Nutshell](https://search.library.osu.edu/permalink/01OHIOLINK_OSU/1n38col/cdi_safari_books_v2_9781098147433)
  - Recommended Reading:
    - Chapter 1: Introducing C#
    - Chapter 2: C# Basics
    - Chapter 3: Creating Types
    - Chapter 7: Collections