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 Simply Java Programming: An Application-Driven™ Tutorial Approach

 

Published by: PRENTICE-HALL
Author: Deitel, Harvey M.; Deitel, Paul J.
Number of pages: 970
Group: JAVA 1.2/JAVA 2 PLATFORM
ISBN: 0131426486/9780131426481
User level: Programmer - Beg/Int
Objective: Reference
Date Published: August 2003
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Simply Java Programming demonstrates the power of object-oriented, event-driven programming in Java. Its outstanding pedagogic approach comes from Deitel & Associates—the best-selling programming language authors and renowned instructors w o have taught programming to over 1,000,000 people in 100+ countries.

APPLICATION-DRIVEN, Step-by-Step Tutorial Approach—The Deitels explore Java concepts in the context of interesting, real-world applications such as: Web-Based Bookstore " ATM " Phone Directory " Car Payments " Billing " Flag Quiz " Fundraiser " Graphics Painter " Inventory " Investment Interest " Wage Calculator " Microwave Oven " Screen Scraper " Security Panel " Shipping Hub " Ticket Ordering " Typing Skills Developer " Drawing Shapes

Key Topics—Java Class Library " GUI Components (JButtons, JTextFields, Aists, JTimers, JTextAreas, JSpinners, JComboBoxes, JCheckBoxes, JRadioButtons, JMenus and others) " Event Handling " Debugging " Algorithms " Pseudocode " UML' " Control Statements " Methods " Random Number Generation " Arrays " Cosses " Objects" Inheritance " Polymorphism " Interfaces " Collections " Mouse and Keyboard Events " Strings " Sequential-Access Files " Database " Graphics " Multimedia " GUI Design " 3-Tier Web Application Development " Exception Handling " Iterators " Arraylists " Swing " JSP " HTML " GUI Programming

Extensive Pedagogic Features

  • Step-by-step tutorials show how to build and execute complete applications, using a template, from start to finish
  • DEITEL® signature LIVE-CODE approach—presents programming concepts using complete working applications
  • APPLICATION-DRIVEN design includes 32 tutorials and 145 real-world applications
  • Self-review multiple-choice questions and answers for immediate feedback after each section
  • Full-color presentation—syntax coloring, code highlighting, callouts and extensive comments
  • Skills summaries, UML™ activity diagrams
  • Debugging sections and exercises that teach using the Java command-line debugger (JDB)
  • Tips for improving reliability, performance and usability
  • Ten multiple-choice questions per tutorial plus, "What does this code do?" and "What's wrong with this code?" exercises, and four real-world application exercises including a "Programming Challenge"
  • GUI Design Guidelines and a Java Library Reference are highlighted in each tutorial for easy reference
  • Key Terms sections in every tutorial and a comprehensive glossary at the end of the book
  • Instructor's resources, including PowerPoint® slides, test-item file, Instructor Resource CD and support Web sites with up-to-date information on the book (www.deitel.com and www.prenhall.com/deitel)
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