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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 Class | |
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Tokenizing | |