Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Computer Processing
Software Categories
Digital Computers
Binary Numbers
1.2 Hardware Components
Computer Architecture
Input/Output Devices
Main Memory and Secondary Memory
The Central Processing Unit
1.3 Networks
Network Connections
Local-Area Networks and Wide-Area Networks
The Internet
The World Wide Web
Uniform Resource Locators
1.4 The Java Programming Language
A Java Program
Comments
Identifiers and Reserved Words
White Space
1.5 Program Development
Programming Language Levels
Editors， Compilers， and Interpreters
Development Environments
Syntax and Semantics
Errors
1.6 Object-Oriented Programming
Problem Solving
Object-Oriented Software Principles
Chapter 2 Data and Expressions
2.1 Character Strings
The print and println Methods
String Concatenation
Escape Sequences
2.2 Variables and Assignment
Variables
The Assignment Statement
Constants
2.3 Primitive Data Types
Integers and Floating Points
Characters
Booleans
2.4 Expressions
Arithmetic Operators
Operator Precedence
Increment and Decrement Operators
Assignment Operators
2.5 Data Conversion
Conversion Techniques
2.6 Interactive Programs
The Scanner Class
2.7 Graphics
Coordinate Systems
Representing Color
2.8 Applets
Executing Applets Using the Web
2.9 Drawing Shapes
The Graphics Class
Software Failure
NASA Mars Climate Orbiter and Polar Lander
Chapter 3 Using Classes and Objects
Chapter 4 Writing Classes
Chapter 5 Conditionals and Loops
Chapter 6 More Conditionals and Loops
Chapter 7 Object-Oriented Design
Chapter 8 Arrays
Chapter 9 Inheritance
Chapter 10 Polymorphism
Chapter 11 Exceptions
Chapter 12 Recursion
Chapter 13 Collections
Appendix
Index

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