Java - Introduction to Computing

Table of Contents (NOTE: Each chapter begins with Chapter Objectives and ends with Chapter Summary and Programming Pointers and/or Programming Problems.) Beginning Snapshots. 1. Problem Solving and Software Engineering. A Brief History of OOP and Java. Introduction to Java Application Programs. Introduction to Java Applet Programs. Problem Solving through Software Engineering. 2. Some Java Fundamentals. Example: A Payroll Program. Types, Variables, and Constants. Some Basic Program Features. Java Documentation-API. Introduction to GUIs: A GUI Greeter. 3. Types and Expressions. Introductory Example: Einstein's Equation. Primitive Types and Reference Types. Numeric Types and Expressions. Assignment Expressions. Java's boolean Type and Expressions. Java's Character-Related Types and Expressions. Graphical/Internet Java: Einstein's Equation. 4. Methods. Introductory Example: Old MacDonald Had a Farm. Getting Started with Methods. Example: The Volume of a Sphere. Methods: A Summary. Graphical/Internet Java: Old MacDonald.Applet. 5. Using Control Structures in Methods. Example: An Improved Payroll Program. Methods That Use Selection. Methods That Use Repetition. Graphical/Internet Java: Old MacDonald.Applet Revisited. 6. More about Classes: Instance Methods. Introductory Example: Modeling Temperatures. Designing a Class. Implementing Class Attributes. Implementing Class Operations. Graphical/Internet Java: Raise the Flag. 7. Selection. Introductory Example: The Mascot Problem. Selection: The if Statement Revisited. Selection: The Switch Statement. Selection: Conditional Expressions. Graphical/Internet Java: Event-Driven Programming. 8. Repetition Structures. Introductory Example: The Punishment of Gauss. Repetition: The For Loop Revisited. Repetition: The While Loop. Repetition: The Do Loop. Choosing the Right Loop. Introduction to Recursion. Graphical/Internet Java: A Guessing Game. 9. Arrays. Introductory Example