Java For Students - Bell, Douglas

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Résumé :
This book is for novicesIf you have never done any programming before - if you are a complete novice - this book is for you. This book assumes no prior knowledge of programming. It starts from scratch. It is written in a simple, direct style for maximum clarity. It is aimed at first level students at universities and colleges, but it is also suitable for novices studying alone.The approach of this bookWe explain how to use objects early in this book. Our approach is to start with the ideas of variables, assignment and methods, then introduce the use of objects created from library classes. Next we explain how to use control structures for selection and looping. Then comes the treatment of how to write your own classes. We wanted to make sure that the fun element of programming was paramount, so we use graphics right from the start. We think graphics is fun, interesting and clearly demonstrates all the important principles of programming. But we haven't ignored programs that input and output text - they are also included. The programs we present use many of the features of a graphical user interfaces (GUIs), such as buttons, scroll bars and text boxes. But we also explain how to write console programs in Java. We introduce new ideas carefully one-at-a-time, rather than all at once. So, for example, there is a single chapter on writing methods. We introduce simple ideas early and more sophisticated ideas later on.

Biographie:
Douglas Bell and Mike Parr have many years experience teaching programming in the UK. They have written a number of programming books, including the bestselling Java for Students, Visual Basic for Students and C# for Students. They continue to teach and learn about programming with enthusiasm.

Sommaire:

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:

A. Java libraries

B. The Abstract Window Toolkit

C. Applets

D. Glossary

E. Rules for names

F. Keywords

G. Scope rules (visibility)

H. Bibliography

I. Installing and using Java

Index