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Fundamentals of Java : AP Computer Science Essentials for the A and AB Exams

ISBN: 9780619267230 | 0619267232
Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 3/2/2006

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SummaryTable of Contents
Completely revised and updated, Fundamentals of Java: Comprehensive Course, Third Edition covers all of the AP requirements for Computer Science Exams A and AB. By taking a multilevel approach to teaching Java, this text is suitable for a wide range of students, from beginners to those ready for advanced data structures. Since it is non-software specific, it can be used with any Java program compiler, including Borland, Sun Microsystems, Symantec and others.
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Prefacev
UNIT 1 Getting Started with Java
Background
3(28)
History of Computers
3(2)
Computer Hardware and Software
5(5)
Binary Representation of Information and Computer Memory
10(9)
Programming Languages
19(1)
The Software Development Process
20(3)
Basic Concepts of Object-Oriented Programming
23(8)
Summary
28(3)
First Java Programs
31(26)
Why Java?
31(1)
The Java Virtual Machine and Byte Code
32(1)
Choosing a User Interface Style
33(1)
Hello World
34(3)
Edit, Compile, and Execute
37(5)
Temperature Conversion
42(4)
Graphics and GUIs: Windows and Panels
46(11)
Summary
52(5)
Syntax, Errors, and Debugging
57(48)
Language Elements
57(2)
Basic Java Syntax and Semantics
59(15)
Terminal I/O for Different Data Types
74(3)
Comments
77(5)
Programming Errors
82(5)
Debugging
87(5)
Graphics and GUIs: Drawing Shapes and Text
92(13)
Summary
100(5)
Introduction to Control Statements
105(50)
Additional Operators
105(2)
Standard Classes and Methods
107(2)
A Visit to the Farm
109(2)
The if and if-else Statements
111(5)
The while Statement
116(4)
The for Statement
120(4)
Nested Control Statements and the break Statement
124(3)
Using Loops with Text Files
127(6)
Errors in Loops
133(4)
Graphics and GUIs: I/O Dialog Boxes and Loops
137(18)
Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints
143(1)
Summary
144(5)
Unit Review
149(6)
UNIT 2 The Next Step with Java
Introduction to Defining Classes
155(44)
The Internal Structure of Classes and Objects
155(2)
A Student Class
157(11)
Editing, Compiling, and Testing the Student Class
168(6)
The Structure and Behavior of Methods
174(3)
Scope and Lifetime of Variables
177(6)
Graphics and GUIs: Images, a Circle Class, and Mouse Events
183(16)
Summary
194(5)
Control Statements Continued
199(48)
Logical Operators
199(13)
Testing if Statements
212(3)
Nested if Statements
215(3)
Logical Errors in Nested if Statements
218(4)
Nested Loops
222(2)
Testing Loops
224(4)
Loop Verification
228(6)
Graphics and GUIs: Timers and Animations
234(13)
Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints
241(1)
Summary
242(5)
Improving the User Interface
247(22)
A Thermometer Class
247(1)
Repeating Sets of Inputs
248(1)
A Menu-Driven Conversion Program
249(3)
Formatted Output with printf and format
252(5)
Handling Number Format Exceptions during Input
257(1)
Graphics and GUIs
258(11)
Summary
265(4)
Introduction to HTML and Applets
269(36)
Hypertext, Hypermedia, and the World Wide Web
269(2)
Overview of the Hypertext Markup Language
271(4)
Simple Text Elements
275(2)
Character-Level Formatting
277(1)
Lists
278(3)
Linking to Other Documents
281(2)
Multimedia
283(3)
Tables
286(2)
Applets
288(17)
Summary
295(4)
Unit Review
299(6)
UNIT 3 Arrays, Recursion, and Complexity
Introduction to Arrays
305(46)
Conceptual Overview
306(1)
Simple Array Manipulations
307(2)
Looping Through Arrays
309(2)
Declaring Arrays
311(3)
Working with Arrays That Are Not Full
314(3)
Parallel Arrays
317(1)
Two-Dimensional Arrays
318(3)
Using the Enhanced for Loop
321(2)
Arrays and Methods
323(3)
Arrays of Objects
326(12)
Graphics and GUIs: Changing the View of Student Test Scores
338(13)
Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints
343(1)
Summary
343(8)
Classes Continued
351(54)
Class (static) Variables and Methods
352(4)
TurtleGraphics
356(3)
Java Interfaces---The Client Perspective
359(3)
Java Interfaces---The Implementation Perspective
362(5)
Code Reuse Through Inheritance
367(5)
Inheritance and Abstract Classes
372(5)
Some Observations about Interfaces, Inheritance, and Relationships among Classes
377(3)
Acceptable Classes for Parameters and Return Values
380(3)
Error Handling with Classes
383(2)
Exceptions
385(7)
Reference Types, Equality, and Object Identity
392(3)
Graphics and GUIs: Drawing Multiple Shapes
395(10)
Summary
402(3)
Arrays Continued
405(50)
Advanced Operations on Strings
405(6)
Searching
411(4)
Sorting
415(7)
Insertions and Removals
422(4)
Working with Arrays of Objects
426(3)
The Class java.util.ArrayList
429(13)
Graphics and GUIs: Menus
442(13)
Summary
450(5)
Recursion, Complexity, and Searching and Sorting
455(52)
Recursion
456(12)
Complexity Analysis
468(7)
Binary Search
475(3)
Quicksort
478(4)
Merge Sort
482(7)
Graphics and GUIs: Drawing Recursive Patterns
489(18)
Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints
497(1)
Summary
497(4)
Unit Review
501(6)
UNIT 4 Using Abstract Data Types
Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
507(50)
Introduction
508(1)
Overview of Analysis and Design
509(1)
Request
510(1)
Analysis
511(11)
Interlude: Support Classes for Menu-Driven Programs
522(6)
Design
528(8)
Implementation
536(8)
Graphics and GUIs: Text Areas, Scrolling List Boxes, and a GUI-Based Adventure Game
544(13)
Summary
553(4)
Linear Collections: Lists
557(26)
Overview of Collections
558(4)
Lists
562(10)
Iterators
572(11)
Summary
578(5)
Linear Collections: Stacks and Queues
583(42)
Stacks
583(13)
The StringTokenizer Class
596(5)
Queues and Priority Queues
601(16)
Graphics and GUIs: Check Boxes and Radio Buttons
617(8)
Summary
620(5)
Unordered Collections: Sets and Maps
625(34)
Sets
626(3)
Sorted Sets
629(3)
Example Application: Word Frequencies
632(2)
Maps
634(4)
Sorted Maps
638(6)
The Glue that Holds Collections Together
644(15)
Summary
649(4)
Unit Review
653(6)
UNIT 5 Implementing Abstract Data Types
Implementing Lists
659(36)
Interfaces, Multiple Implementations, and Prototypes
659(2)
The IndexedList Interface
661(2)
The Fixed-Size Array Implementation of Indexed Lists
663(1)
The Singly Linked Implementation of Indexed Lists
664(10)
Complexity Analysis of Indexed List Implementations
674(3)
Positional Lists
677(5)
Fixed-Size Array Implementation of Positional Lists
682(3)
Doubly Linked Implementation of Positional Lists
685(5)
Complexity Analysis of Positional Lists
690(1)
Iterators
691(4)
Summary
691(4)
Implementing Sets and Maps
695(20)
The Set and Map Prototypes
696(2)
List Implementations of Sets and Maps
698(1)
Overview of Hashing
699(5)
Hashing Implementation of Maps
704(5)
Hashing Implementation of Sets
709(6)
Summary
712(3)
Implementing Trees and Priority Queues
715
An Overview of Trees
715(9)
Binary Tree Traversals
724(3)
A Linked Implementation of Binary Trees
727(10)
An Array Implementation of Binary Trees
737(3)
Implementing Heaps
740(3)
Using a Heap to Implement a Priority Queue
743
Summary
744(5)
Unit Review
749
Appendix A Java Resources1(1)
Appendix B Java Language Elements1(1)
Appendix C Operator Precedence1(1)
Appendix D ASCII Character Set1(1)
Appendix E Number Systems1(1)
Appendix F Java Exception Handling1(1)
Appendix G Java Packages and jar Files1(1)
Appendix H Files1(1)
Appendix I The TurtleGraphics Package1(1)
Appendix J AP Correlations1(1)
Glossary1(1)
Index1

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