Introduction to programming using Java : an object-oriented approach / David M. Arnow, Gerald Weiss.

CONTENTS:

1 Jumping into java

1.1 Computers and programs
1..2 Programs and models
1..3 Objects, behavior, and classes
etc

2 Using objects
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Using print stream objects
2..3 Using spring stream objects
etc

3 Using classes
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Creating objects
3.3 Disk files
3.4 Writing output to files
3.5 Input:: An overview

4 Defining classes

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Class definition
4.3 Designing classes: spying an interactive 10 classes
4.4 Implementing the interactive class

5 The class design process; method implementation and numerical processing

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Designing classes- An overview
5.3 Numeric processing
5.4 Collecting tools : An example
5.5 Other integer types
etc

6. Controlling Behavior -Conditional Execution

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Conditional execution
6.3 Employee payroll : An example
6.4 Input methods revisited
6.5 the boolean and boolean- valued expression
etc

7. Verifying Object Behavior:
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Categories of errors
7.3 Test drivers
7.4 Automatic testing
7.5 What to test and how to test
etc

8. Working with Multiple Objects

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Processing Multiple Objects
8.3 Loop patterns
8.4 The impact of loops on testing
8.5 A Radio Station 's Song Library
etc

9. Iteration
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Designing Loops
9.3 Another Simple Example
9.4 Revisiting the Loop Patterns of Chapter 8
9.5 Variations on the Payroll Loop
etc

10. Organizing Objects
10.1 Indexing
10.2 The Limitations of Enumerators
10.3 Searching
10.4 Self - organizing Vectors
10.5 Finding the index of an Extreme
etc

11. Recursion
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Example Exponentiation
11.3 How to Design in Recursive Method
11.4 Recursive Methods Under the Hood
11.5 Recursion with Vectors ,Arrays and Strings
etc

12. Examples

12.1 Introduction
12.2 The LOGO Turtle
12.3 Web Site Management
12.4 The game of Mancala

13 Extending class behavior

13.1 Introduction
13.2 Extending Class- Inheritance
13.3 A Better BufferedReader
13.4 Adding State to the Subclass - Accessing the Superclass's state
etc

14. Exceptions

14.1 Expect the Unexpected
14.2 Encountering the Unexpected
14.3 Handling the Unexpected
14.4 Responsibility for the Unexpected
14.5 Exceptions are not Always Errors

Glossary : p.725-738 . _ Index : p. 793-805 .