Java for Students / Edition 6

Java for Students / Edition 6

by Douglas Bell, Mike Parr
     
 

ISBN-10: 027373122X

ISBN-13: 9780273731221

Pub. Date: 03/28/2010

Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference

This latest edition of Java for Students has been fully updated to include the new features of Java 5.0. The authors' GUI-based approach helps students to build their programming skills by producing exciting and dynamic graphical output.

 

Hallmark features include:

 

Ø     A focus on applications

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Overview

This latest edition of Java for Students has been fully updated to include the new features of Java 5.0. The authors' GUI-based approach helps students to build their programming skills by producing exciting and dynamic graphical output.

 

Hallmark features include:

 

Ø     A focus on applications and GUI development with Swing.

Ø     Graphics are used throughout to illustrate programming principles.

Ø     UML 2.0 is used for modelling and design.

Ø     A wealth of exercises and self-test questions with solutions.

Ø     A CD-ROM containing the JDK 1.5 and source code for all programs.

 

Check out the companion website for the book at pearsoned.co.uk/bell to find additional resources for both students and instructors.

 

About the Authors

 

Douglas Bell and Mike Parr have based the book on courses they teach at Sheffield Hallam University.  They have also authored student texts on C# and VB .NET, and Douglas Bell is also the author of Software Engineering for Students, now in its fourth edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:
9780273731221
Publisher:
Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
Publication date:
03/28/2010
Pages:
560
Product dimensions:
6.75(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.25(d)

Table of Contents

Detailed contents
Introduction
Guided tour

  1. The background to Java
  2. First programs
  3. Using graphics methods
  4. Variables and calculations
  5. Methods and parameters
  6. Using objects
  7. Selection
  8. Repetition
  9. Writing classes
  10. Inheritance
  11. Calculations
  12. Array lists
  13. Arrays
  14. Arrays-two dimensional
  15. String manipulation
  16. Exceptions
  17. Files and console applications
  18. Object-oriented design
  19. Program style
  20. Testing
  21. Debugging
  22. Threads
  23. Interfaces
  24. Programming in the large - packages
  25. Polymorphism
  26. Java in context

Appendices
Index

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