Java actually a first Course (Paperback)

Book Summary of Java Actually
The book provides a thorough introduction to object oriented programming (OOP) and lays the foundation for covering more advanced OOP topics. The book uses the strength of Java features (including the most recent extensions) to implement programming techniques, among them: formatting of output, reading from the keyboard using the Scanner class, enumerated types for named constants, automatic boxing and un-boxing of primitive values, and the for each loop.

This is an introductory textbook for anyone wanting to learn how to program using Java.

Key Features
• Thorough coverage of essential topics such as control structures followed by object-based programming
• Complete program examples that can be downloaded for experimenting Best Practice? tips to promote good programming habits
• Problems that illustrate programming concepts
• UML (Unified Modelling Language) to graphically illustrate program design

Table Of Contents
Part I: Structured Programming
2.Basic Programming Elements
3.Program Control Flow
Part II: Object-Based Programming
4.Using Objects
5.More on Control Structures
6.Arrays
7.Defining Classes
8.Object Communication.
Part III: Program Building Blocks
9.Sorting and Searching Arrays
10.Text File I/O and Simple GUI Dialogue