Introduction to Programming Using Java

Author: David J. Eck (eck@hws.edu)

WELCOME TO Introduction to Programming Using Java, an on-line textbook on introductory programming, which uses Java as the language of instruction. This text has more than enough material for a one-semester course, and it is also suitable for individuals who want to learn programming on their own. This is the third edition of the text. (Version 3.1 is a minor upgrade of Version 3.0, which was released in May, 2000. Version 3.1 was released in February 2001 and incorporated a few changes and corrections. A final packaging of Version 3.1 was released in June 2004, incorporating corrections made since the release of Version 3.1. This version is released under the Open Publication License.) The third edition covers more material and has more examples than the second edition. It also adds end-of-chapter quizzes and solved programming exercises. Previous editions have been used in a course, Computer Science 124: Introductory Programming, at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. (The title of the previous editions included a reference to this course.) This textbook covers Java 1.1. Most of the applets that are contained in the text require Java 1.1 or higher.

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Full Table of Contents
Preface
Preface to the Second Edition
Chapter 1: Overview: The Mental Landscape
Chapter 2: Programming in the Small I: Names and Things
Chapter 3: Programming in the Small II: Control
Chapter 4: Programming in the Large I: Subroutines
Chapter 5: Programming in the Large II: Objects and Classes
Chapter 6: Applets, HTML, and GUI's
Chapter 7: Advanced GUI Programming
Chapter 8: Arrays
Chapter 9: Correctness and Robustness
Chapter 10: Advanced Input/Output
Chapter 11: Linked Data Structures and Recursion
Appendix 1: From Java to C++
Appendix 2: Some Notes on Java Programming Environments
Appendix 3: Source code for all examples in the text
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