Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Computers and ProgrammingChapter 2. Algorithms and DesignChapter 3. Java BasicsChapter 4. Control StatementsChapter 5. Using PreBuilt MethodsChapter 6. Object-Oriented ProgrammingChapter 7. Object-Oriented Programming-Additional DetailsChapter 8. Software EngineeringChapter 9. ArraysChapter 10. Arrays Lists and an INtroduction to the Java Collections FrameworkChapter 11. RecursionChapter 12. Type Details and Alternative Coding MechanismsChapter 13. Aggregation, Composition, and InheritanceChapter 14. Inheritance and PolymorphismChapter 15. Exception HandlingChapter 16. Files, Buffers, Channels, and PathsChapter 17. GUI Programming BasicsChapter 18. GUI Programming-Layout Panes, Additional GUI Components Chapter 19. GUI Programming-Additional GUI Components, Additional Listeners, AnimationAppendix 1. ASCII Character SetAppendix 2. Operator PrecedenceAppendix 3. Java Reserved WordsAppendix 4. Packages and ModulesAppendix 5. Java Coding-Style ConventionsAppendix 6. Javadoc with TagsAppendix 7. UML DiagramsAppendix 8. Number Systems and Conversions Between Them

About the Author

Raymond Dean is a Professor Emeritus, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Kansas. He earned an M.S. degree from MIT and a Ph.D. degree from Princeton University, and he is a senior member of IEEE. He has published numerous scientific papers and has 21 U.S. patents. He has industry experience in manufacturing HVAC equipment and energy-management controls, as well as in system energy analysis. At the University of Kansas, he taught a wide range of courses in electrical engineering and computer science.