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Starting Out with Java : From Control Structures Through Data Structures

by: Gaddis, Tony; Muganda, Godfrey

Starting Out with Java : From Control Structures Through Data Structures

by: Gaddis, Tony; Muganda, Godfrey

ISBN 13:
9780321421029
ISBN 10:
0321421027
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2007
Publisher: Addison Wesley
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Summary

Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures is designed to be used in a 2 or 3 semester/quarter sequence for beginning programmers. Tony Gaddis emphasizes problem-solving and program design by teaching the Java programming language through a step-by-step detailed presentation. He introduces procedural programming early and covers control structures and methods before objects. Students are engaged and have plenty of opportunity to practice using programming concepts through practical tools that includeend-of-section and chapter exercises, case studies and programming projects.

Preface

Introduction to Computers and Java

(26)

Introduction

(1)

Why Program?

(1)

Computer Systems: Hardware and Software

(4)

Programming Languages

(3)

What is a Program Made of?

(7)

The Programming Process

(3)

Object-Oriented Programming

(8)

Review Questions and Exercises

(4)

Programming Challenge

(2)

Java Fundamentals

(80)

The Parts of a Java Program

(6)

The print and println Methods, and the Java API

(6)

Variables and Literals

(6)

Primitive Data Types

(11)

Arithmetic Operators

(6)

Combined Assignment Operators

(1)

Conversion between Primitive Data Types

(4)

Creating Named Constants with final

(2)

The String Class

(5)

Scope

(2)

Comments

(5)

Programming Style

(2)

Reading Keyboard Input

(8)

Dialog Boxes

(7)

Common Errors to Avoid

(9)

Review Questions and Exercises

(5)

Programming Challenges

104

(3)

Decision Structures

107

(68)

The if Statement

107

(10)

The if-else Statement

117

(3)

The if-else-if Statement

120

(6)

Nested if Statements

126

(5)

Logical Operators

131

(8)

Comparing String Objects

139

(6)

More about Variable Declaration and Scope

145

(1)

The Conditional Operator (Optional)

146

(2)

The switch Statement

148

(7)

Creating Objects with the DecimalFormat Class

155

(6)

The printf Method

161

(3)

Common Errors to Avoid

164

(11)

Review Questions and Exercises

165

(6)

Programming Challenges

171

(4)

Loops and Files

175

(60)

The Increment and Decrement Operators

175

(4)

The while Loop

179

(5)

Using the while Loop for Input Validation

184

(4)

The do-while Loop

188

(3)

The for Loop

191

(8)

Running Totals and Sentinel Values

199

(4)

Nested Loops

203

(1)

The break and continue Statements (Optional)

204

(1)

Deciding Which Loop to Use

205

(1)

Introduction to File Input and Output

205

(16)

The Random Class

221

(2)

Common Errors to Avoid

223

(12)

Review Questions and Exercises

224

(7)

Programming Challenges

231

(4)

Methods

235

(46)

Introduction to Methods

235

(10)

Passing Arguments to a Method

245

(12)

More about Local Variables

257

(2)

Returning a Value from a Method

259

(6)

Problem Solving with Methods

265

(5)

Common Errors to Avoid

270

(11)

Review Questions and Exercises

271

(4)

Programming Challenges

275

(6)

A First Look at Classes

281

(62)

Classes and Objects

281

(23)

Instance Fields and Methods

304

(5)

Constructors

309

(4)

Overloading Methods and Constructors

313

(9)

Scope of Instance Fields

322

(1)

Packages and import Statements

323

(2)

Focus on Object-Oriented Design: Finding the Classes and Their Responsibilities

325

(7)

Common Errors to Avoid

332

(11)

Review Questions and Exercises

332

(6)

Programming Challenges

338

(5)

A First Look at GUI Applications

343

(88)

Introduction

343

(3)

Creating Windows

346

(28)

Equipping GUI Classes with a main Method

374

(1)

Layout Managers

375

(17)

Radio Buttons and Check Boxes

392

(11)

Borders

403

(3)

Focus on Problem Solving: Extending Classes from JPanel

406

(12)

Using Console Output to Debug a GUI Application

418

(5)

Common Errors to Avoid

423

(8)

Review Questions and Exercises

423

(4)

Programming Challenges

427

(4)

Arrays and the ArrayList Class

431

(82)

Introduction to Arrays

431

(10)

Processing Array Elements

441

(9)

Passing Arrays As Arguments to Methods

450

(4)

Some Useful Array Algorithms and Operations

454

(9)

Returning Arrays from Methods

463

(2)

String Arrays

465

(3)

Arrays of Objects

468

(3)

The Sequential Search Algorithm

471

(3)

Two-Dimensional Arrays

474

(12)

Arrays with Three or More Dimensions

486

(1)

Command-Line Arguments and Variable-Length Argument Lists

487

(4)

The ArrayList Class

491

(10)

Common Errors to Avoid

501

(12)

Review Questions and Exercises

502

(4)

Programming Challenges

506

(7)

A Second Look at Classes and Objects

513

(64)

Static Class Members

513

(7)

Passing Objects As Arguments to Methods

520

(3)

Returning Objects from Methods

523

(2)

The toString Method

525

(4)

Writing an equals Method

529

(3)

Methods That Copy Objects

532

(3)

Aggregation

535

(13)

The this Reference Variable

548

(3)

Enumerated Types

551

(9)

Garbage Collection

560

(2)

Focus on Object-Oriented Design: Class Collaboration

562

(4)

Common Errors to Avoid

566

(11)

Review Questions and Exercises

567

(4)

Programming Challenges

571

(6)

Text Processing and More about Wrapper Classes

577

(54)

Introduction to Wrapper Classes

577

(1)

Character Testing and Conversion with the Character Class

578

(8)

More String Methods

586

(14)

The StringBuffer Class

600

(7)

Tokenizing Strings

607

(8)

Wrapper Classes for the Numeric Data Types

615

(3)

Focus on Problem Solving: The TestScoreReader Class

618

(5)

Common Errors to Avoid

623

(8)

Review Questions and Exercises

623

(4)

Programming Challenges

627

(4)

Inheritance

631

(80)

What Is Inheritance?

631

(13)

Calling the Superclass Constructor

644

(8)

Overriding Superclass Methods

652

(9)

Protected Members

661

(6)

Chains of Inheritance

667

(6)

The Object Class

673

(2)

Polymorphism

675

(5)

Abstract Classes and Abstract Methods

680

(6)

Interfaces

686

(13)

Common Errors to Avoid

699

(12)

Review Questions and Exercises

700

(5)

Programming Challenges

705

(6)

Exceptions and More about Stream I/O

711

(64)

Handling Exceptions

711

(22)

Throwing Exceptions

733

(6)

More about Input/Output Streams

739

(9)

Advanced Topics: Binary Files, Random Access Files, and Object Serialization

748

(17)

Common Errors to Avoid

765

(10)

Review Questions and Exercises

766

(7)

Programming Challenges

773

(2)

Advanced GUI Applications

775

(68)

The Swing and AWT Class Hierarchy

775

(1)

Read-Only Text Fields

776

(2)

Lists

778

(16)

Combo Boxes

794

(6)

Displaying Images in Labels and Buttons

800

(6)

Mnemonics and Tool Tips

806

(2)

File Choosers and Color Choosers

808

(4)

Menus

812

(9)

More about Text Components: Text Areas and Fonts

821

(4)

Sliders

825

(5)

Look and Feel

830

(2)

Common Errors to Avoid

832

(11)

Review Questions and Exercises

833

(5)

Programming Challenges

838

(5)

Applets and More

843

(74)

Introduction to Applets

843

(2)

A Brief Introduction to HTML

845

(10)

Creating Applets with Swing

855

(7)

Using AWT for Portability

862

(5)

Drawing Shapes

867

(22)

Handling Mouse Events

889

(10)

Timer Objects

899

(4)

Playing Audio

903

(4)

Common Errors to Avoid

907

(10)

Review Questions and Exercises

908

(6)

Programming Challenges

914

(3)

Recursion

917

(24)

Introduction to Recursion

917

(3)

Solving Problems with Recursion

920

(5)

Examples of Recursive Methods

925

(6)

The Towers of Hanoi

931

(4)

Common Errors to Avoid

935

(6)

Review Questions and Exercises

936

(3)

Programming Challenges

939

(2)

Sorting, Searching, and Algorithm Analysis

941

(50)

Introduction to Sorting Algorithms

941

(25)

Introduction to Search Algorithms

966

(11)

Analysis of Algorithms

977

(7)

Common Errors to Avoid

984

(7)

Review Questions and Exercises

985

(3)

Programming Challenges

988

(3)

Generics

991

(44)

Introduction to Generics

991

(3)

Writing a Generic Class

994

(8)

Passing Objects of a Generic Class to a Method

1002

(6)

Writing Generic Methods

1008

(1)

Constraining a Type Parameter in a Generic Class

1009

(3)

Inheritance and Generic Classes

1012

(4)

Defining Multiple Type Parameters

1016

(3)

Generics and Interfaces

1019

(4)

Erasure

1023

(3)

Restrictions on the Use of Generic Types

1026

(2)

Common Errors to Avoid

1028

(7)

Review Questions and Exercises

1028

(4)

Programming Challenges

1032

(3)

Collections

1035

(68)

Introduction to the Java Collections Framework

1035

(6)

Lists

1041

(20)

Sets

1061

(17)

Maps

1078

(14)

The Collections Class

1092

(4)

Common Errors to Avoid

1096

(7)

Review Questions and Exercises

1096

(4)

Programming Challenges

1100

(3)

Array-Based Lists

1103

(48)

Introduction to Lists

1103

(1)

Creating an Array-Based List to Hold String Objects

1104

(21)

Creating a Generic Array-Based List

1125

(15)

Writing Iterator Classes and Iterable Lists

1140

(11)

Review Questions and Exercises

1147

(2)

Programming Challenges

1149

(2)

Linked Lists

1151

(46)

Introduction to Linked Lists

1151

(7)

Operations on Linked Lists

1158

(12)

Doubly-Linked and Circularly-Linked Lists

1170

(9)

Recursion on Linked Lists

1179

(11)

Common Errors to Avoid

1190

(7)

Review Questions and Exercises

1190

(4)

Programming Challenges

1194

(3)

Stacks and Queues

1197

(38)

Stacks and Their Applications

1197

(3)

Array Implementation of Stacks

1200

(6)

Linked Implementation of Stacks

1206

(5)

Queues and Their Applications

1211

(1)

Array Implementation of Queues

1211

(11)

Linked List Implementation of Queues

1222

(5)

Generic Implementation of Stacks and Queues

1227

(3)

Common Errors to Avoid

1230

(5)

Review Questions and Exercises

1231

(2)

Programming Challenges

1233

(2)

Binary Trees, AVL Trees, and Priority Queues

1235

(60)

Binary Trees and Their Applications

1235

(10)

Binary Search Trees

1245

(17)

AVL Trees

1262

(13)

Priority Queues

1275

(14)

Common Errors to Avoid

1289

(6)

Review Questions and Exercises

1289

(4)

Programming Challenges

1293

(2)

Index

1295

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0321421027

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