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Preface to the second edition

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PART 1 Fundamentals 1

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Welcome to Java
1.2 Software development
1.3 The approach of this book
1.4 Getting started with Java
1.5 The Java Gently web site
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Chapter 2 Simple programs

2.1 Two starter programs
2.2 Fundamentals of object-oriented programming
2.3 Beginning with output
2.4 All about assignment
2.5 Using classes and objects
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Chapter 3 Structuring

3.1 Properties of a good program
3.2 Talking about types
3.3 Repetition with for-loops
3.4 Making methods
3.5 Passing parameters
3.6 Guidelines for designing classes
3.7 Case Study 1: Price tickets
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Chapter 4 Changing the state

4.1 Inputting interactively
4.2 File input and output
4.3 Selection with if-else
4.4 Introduction to exceptions
4.5 Creating and accessing packages
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Chapter 5 Controlling the flow

5.1 Conditional loops with while and do
5.2 The switch-statement
5.3 Conditional loops and input data
5.4 Case Study 2: Rock–scissors–paper game
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Chapter 6 Arrays and tables

6.1 Simple arrays
6.2 Tables
6.3 Sorting and searching
6.4 Dictionaries
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Chapter 7 Formatting

7.1 Strings and string handling
7.2 Tokenizers and the Text class
7.3 Formatting numbers with the java.text package
7.4 Dates, calendars and time
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PART II Power 1

Chapter 8 Objects at work

8.1 Object protection
8.2 Designing an object-oriented program
8.3 Properties of objects
8.4 Lists of objects
8.5 Inner classes
8.6 Case Study 3: Nelson’s Coffee Shop
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Chapter 9 Abstraction and inheritance

9.1 Class power
9.2 Abstraction through interfaces
9.3 Inheritance
9.4 Abstract methods and classes
9.5 Case Study 4: Veterinary tags
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Chapter 10 Graphical user interfaces

10.1 Introduction to the awt
10.2 Putting graphics in a window
10.3 Laying out buttons and other components
10.4 Panels and canvases for grouping
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Chapter 11 Event-driven programming

11.1 Interaction with text fields
11.2 Events, listeners and handlers
11.3 Managing sequences of events
11.4 Case Study 5: Supermarket till
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Chapter 12 Applets in action

12.1 From applications to applets
12.2 Applets in browsers
12.3 Sound and images
12.4 Case Study 6: The Nature Conservation Project
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Chapter 13 Multi-threading

13.1 Introduction to multi-threading
13.2 Setting up threads
13.3 Synchronization among threads
13.4 Case Study 7: Walkman hire
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Chapter 14 Networking

14.1 Connecting via URLs
14.2 Ports and sockets
14.3 Case Study 8: Chatter system
14.4 Database connectivity
14.5 Accessing remote objects
14.6 Case Study 9: The Airport Announcer system
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Chapter 15 Algorithms and data structures

15.1 About data structures
15.2 Linear and binary searching
15.3 Quicksort and performance
15.4 Stacks and queues
15.5 Linked lists again
15.6 Bit sets
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