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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to Computers and Java | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why Program? | |
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| Computer Systems: Hardware and Software | |
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| Programming Languages | |
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| What Is a Program Made of? | |
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| The Programming Process | |
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| Object-Oriented Programming | |
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| Java Fundamentals | |
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| The Parts of a Java Program | |
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| The print and println Methods, and the Java API | |
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| Variables and Literals | |
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| Primitive Data Types | |
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| Arithmetic Operators | |
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| Combined Assignment Operators | |
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| Conversion between Primitive Data Types | |
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| Creating Named Constants with final | |
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| The String Class | |
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| Scope | |
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| Comments | |
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| Programming Style | |
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| Reading Keyboard Input | |
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| Dialog Boxes | |
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| Common Errors to Avoid | |
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| Decision Structures | |
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| The if Statement | |
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| The if-else Statement | |
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| The if-else-if Statement | |
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| Nested if Statements | |
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| Logical Operators | |
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| Comparing String Objects | |
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| More about Variable Declaration and Scope | |
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| The Conditional Operator (Optional) | |
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| The switch Statement | |
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| Creating Objects with the DecimalFormat Class | |
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| The printf Method | |
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| Common Errors to Avoid | |
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| Loops and Files | |
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| The Increment and Decrement Operators | |
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| The while Loop | |
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| Using the while Loop for Input Validation | |
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| The do-while Loop | |
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| The for Loop | |
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| Running Totals and Sentinel Values | |
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| Nested Loops | |
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| The break and continue Statements (Optional) | |
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| Deciding Which Loop to Use | |
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| Introduction to File Input and Output | |
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| The Random Class | |
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| Common Errors to Avoid | |
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| Methods | |
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| Introduction to Methods | |
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| Passing Arguments to a Method | |
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| More about Local Variables | |
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| Returning a Value from a Method | |
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| Problem Solving with Methods | |
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| Common Errors to Avoid | |
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| A First Look at Classes | |
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| Classes and Objects | |
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| Instance Fields and Methods | |
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| Constructors | |
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| Overloading Methods and Constructors | |
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| Scope of Instance Fields | |
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| Packages and import Statements | |
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| Focus on Object-Oriented Design: Finding the Classes and Their Responsibilities | |
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| Common Errors to Avoid | |
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| A First Look at GUI Applications | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Creating Windows | |
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| Equipping GUI Classes with a main Method | |
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| Layout Managers | |
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| Radio Buttons and Check Boxes | |
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| Borders | |
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| Focus on Problem Solving: Extending Classes from JPanel | |
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| Splash Screens | |
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| Using Console Output to Debug a GUI Application | |
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| Common Errors to Avoid | |
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| Arrays and the ArrayList Class | |
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| Introduction to Arrays | |
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| Processing Array Elements | |
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| Passing Arrays As Arguments to Methods | |
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| Some Useful Array Algorithms and Operations | |
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| Returning Arrays from Methods | |
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| String Arrays | |
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| Arrays of Objects | |
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| The Sequential Search Algorithm | |
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| Two-Dimensional Arrays | |
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| Arrays with Three or More Dimensions | |
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| The Selection Sort and the Binary Search Algorithms | |
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| Command-Line Arguments and Variable-Length Argument Lists | |
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| The ArrayList Class | |
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| Common Errors to Avoid | |
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| A Second Look at Classes and Objects | |
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| Static Class Members | |
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| Passing Objects As Arguments to Methods | |
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| Returning Objects from Methods | |
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| The toString Method | |
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| Writing an equals Method | |
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| Methods That Copy Objects | |
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| Aggregation | |
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| The this Reference Variable | |
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| Enumerated Types | |
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| Garbage Collection | |
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| Focus on Object-Oriented Design: Class Collaboration | |
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| Common Errors to Avoid | |
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| Text Processing and More about Wrapper Classes | |
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| Introduction to Wrapper Classes | |
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| Character Testing and Conversion with the Character Class | |
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| More String Methods | |
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| The StringBuilder Cl | |