Starting Out with Java: Early Objects, Global Edition

Chapter 1 Introduction to Computers and Java

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Why Program?

1.3 Computer Systems: Hardware and Software

1.4 Programming Languages

1.5 What Is a Program Made of?
1.6 The Programming Process

1.7 Object-Oriented Programming

Review Questions and Exercises

Programming Challenge

 

 

Chapter 2 Java Fundamentals

2.1 The Parts of a Java Program

2.2 The System.out.print and System.out.println Methods, and the Java API

2.3 Variables and Literals

2.4 Primitive Data Types

2.5 Arithmetic Operators

2.6 Combined Assignment Operators

2.7 Conversion between Primitive Data Types

2.8 Creating Named Constants with final

2.9 The String Class

2.10 Scope

2.11 Comments

2.12 Programming Style

2.13 Reading Keyboard Input

2.14 Dialog Boxes

2.15 The System.out.printf Method

2.16 Common Errors to Avoid

Review Questions and Exercises

Programming Challenges

 

 

Chapter 3 A First Look at Classes and Objects

3.1 Classes

3.2 More about Passing Arguments

3.3 Instance Fields and Methods

3.4 Constructors

3.5 A BankAccount Class

3.6 Classes, Variables, and Scope

3.7 Packages and import Statements

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

3.9 Common Errors to Avoid

Review Questions and Exercises

Programming Challenges

 

 

Chapter 4 Decision Structures

4.1 The if Statement

4.2 The if-else Statement

4.3 The Payroll Class

4.4 Nested if Statements

4.5 The if-else-if Statement

4.6 Logical Operators

4.7 Comparing String Objects

4.8 More about Variable Declaration and Scope

4.9 The Conditional Operator (Optional)

4.10 The switch Statement

4.11 Formatting Numbers with the DecimalFormat Class

4.12 Focus on Problem Solving: The SalesCommission Class

4.13 Generating Random Numbers with the Random Class

4.14 Common Errors to Avoid

Review Questions and Exercises

Programming Challenges

 


Chapter 5 Loops and Files

5.1 The Increment and Decrement Operators

5.2 The while Loop

5.3 Using the while Loop for Input Validation

5.4 The do-while Loop

5.5 The for Loop

5.6 Running Totals and Sentinel Values

5.7 Nested Loops

5.8 The break and continue Statements

5.9 Deciding Which Loop to Use

5.10 Introduction to File Input and Output

5.11 Common Errors to Avoid

Review Questions and Exercises

Programming Challenges

 


Chapter 6 A Second Look at Classes and Objects

6.1 Static Class Members

6.2 Overloaded Methods

6.3 Overloaded Constructors

6.4 Passing Objects as Arguments to Methods

6.5 Returning Objects from Methods

6.6 The toString Method

6.7 Writing an equals Method

6.8 Methods That Copy Objects

6.9 Aggregation

6.10 The this Reference Variable

6.11 Inner Classes

6.12 Enumerated Types

6.13 Garbage Collection

6.14 Focus on Object-Oriented Design: Class Collaboration

6.15 Common Errors to Avoid

Review Questions and Exercises

Programming Challenges

 

 

Chapter 7 Arrays and the ArrayList Class

7.1 Introduction to Arrays

7.2 Processing Array Contents

7.3 Passing Arrays as Arguments to Methods

7.4 Some Useful Array Algorithms and Operations

7.5 Returning Arrays from Methods

7.6 String Arrays

7.7 Arrays of Objects

7.8 The Sequential Search Algorithm

7.9 The Selection Sort and the Binary Sea