Java: First Contact

by John Mariani (Author), Roger Garside (Author)

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  Paperback
  2002

  $22.29

  Java: First Contact has been written from the ground up providing students with no programming background an introduction to object-oriented programming using the Java language. The authors introduce the use of pre-existing objects right from the start, laying the groundwork for successfully learning all major Java objects. This includes learning how to write objects, understanding the importance of inheritance, and object-oriented design. As a result, students establish a strong foundation in the object model so they can build an object-oriented system from start to finish. The book covers all major aspects of the Java language, including making use of classes from the Java standard library. In cases where standard classes are too complex, author defined classes are available. Later chapters are dedicated to covering advanced aspects of the Java language, including GUI's, applets, input/output, and elementary data structures, enabling students to use a wide variety of tools when writing Java programs.

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $3.45

  Java, as a modern object-oriented programming language with a clean and elegant design, is an ideal language for teaching object-oriented programming skills to first year computer science students. Reflecting the authors' experience of teaching Java to their first year students, this undergraduate programming text, assumes no prior knowledge of general programming concepts. It provides coverage of the fundamental aspects of object-oriented programming using Java. Structured into five parts, the book introduces students to using objects from day one , using them to introduce the basic concepts of programming and allowing the reader to become familiar with using objects in a variety of applications. The book then moves on to explain how to write objects, whilst parts three and four cover more advanced object and Java language features. The book concludes with a section on object-oriented design.