Java Actually: A Comprehensive Primer in Java Programming

Description

The topics covered in this book are selected to teach fundamental programming concepts. This comprehensive version of Java Actually builds a foundation for novice programmers to move on to the more specialised and advanced technologies that use Java.

Structured programming (control structures, strings and arrays) and Object-based programming (objects with no inheritance) are covered in the first two Parts so that objects are introduced as soon as possible. This material should be taught in all courses and a shorter version of this book exists to cover just these basics. For those moving onto to an intermediary level, the last parts of the book describe OOP (object-oriented programming) concepts and explain how they are applied.

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: Getting started

Part I STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING

Chapter 2: Basic Programming Elements.

Chapter 3: Program Control Flow.

Part II OBJECT-BASED PROGRAMMING

Chapter 4: Using Objects.

Chapter 5: More on Control Structures

Chapter 6: Arrays

Chapter 7: Defining Classes

Chapter 8: Object Communication

PART III: PROGRAM BUILDING BLOCKS.

Chapter 9: Sorting and Searching Arrays.

Chapter 10: Text File I/O and Simple GUI Dialogue

Part IV OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING

Chapter 11: Inheritance

Chapter 12: Program Develop Cycle

Chapter 13: Sorting & Searching

Chapter 14: Dynamic Data Structure

Chapter 15: Recursion

Chapter 16: Exception Handling

Chapter 17: Files and Streams

Chapter 18: Threads

Chapter 19: Graphical User Interfaces

Back matter

References

Appendix A: Annotated Answers to Review Questions

Appendix B: Language Reference

Appendix C: Formatted Printing

Appendix D: Overview of Unicode Character Set

Appendix E: Java Coding Style

Appendix F: Number System and Number Representation

Appendix G: Programming Tools in the Java Development Kit (JDK)

Appendix H: Introduction to UML