- Hardcover: 624 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. (1 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0077098048
- ISBN-13: 978-0077098049
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 18.8 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 245,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Java in Two Semesters" provides a comprehensive treatment of object-oriented programming, covering both introductory material and the advanced material of a second level course. Charatan and Kans focus on more than just programming issues by taking an integrated approach to software development. The book's step by step approach makes the subject very accessible and it is ideal for any student new to Java, as well as for those wishing to expand their knowledge of the language. Part one of the book presents key concepts of object-orientation, and goes on to deal with simple programming concepts such as declarations of variables and basic control structures. It then examines classes and objects more closely and uses code examples to explain programming principles and uses of the language. It also introduces testing methodologies, HCI, applets and event-driven visual programming Part two deals with topics such as file handling, exceptions, threads and interfaces, and expands upon the topic of inheritance. More advanced graphics programming is introduced, to tie together concepts such as threads, applets, animations and rapid applications development. Containers and collection classes are then covered at a more advanced level, and the book goes on to explore the swing package for the development of GUIs. The final chapter places Java in context in the current software development environment, and provides a comparative study with other OOPs.
About the Author
Dr Quentin Charatan was for many years a Principal Lecturer at the University of East London and now works privately as a consultant.
Dr Aaron Kans is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing, Information Technology and Engineering at the University of East London. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a sound investment for beginners in java. I would recommend it for any java courses. It has step by step guides followed by tutorial questions and practicals. Excellent way to teach yourself. It's cheaper, clear and concise than other expensive java books ive purchased. Students cheer save money on your beer!!!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I got this book during my first week at university. I found it so easy to read and get into I just went mad and read pretty much the whole damn thing in a week. As a result my year one tutors are having to ask me what such and such in my program does as my work (all thanks to this book) is covering things that my course doesnt even cover until half way through semester one of year two!(when hopefuly i'll have more savvy tutors) .Buy this book if you want to learn Java.
Also I know a lot of "beginers" get bogged down in books that are all code with programs that are little more than "Hello World" being printed to a command prompt. This book will have you drawing basic graphics to windows in no time and with progress you will be importing and animating real graphics. Top stuff 5/5.
Computing Students... this is a MUST!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the book that got me into programming and made me fall in love with Java. Before picking it up I was completely clueless as our uni Java lecturer was rather utterly rubbish. Once I started reading it I could not put it down and even though my uni material haf finished somewhere 1/3 of the book I continued reading it and self-teaching deep into August when I finished it. Every chapter is clear and concise with lots of practicals at the end of it which are very enjoyable. Now I'm teaching myself Groovy and C# but no book has as practical approach as this one. A total must read for Java/Programming beginners.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
One of best programming books I've read
As a programmer I've read hundreds of programming books, but this one was one of the bests. It's for beginners and for advanced programmers who want to learn Java. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Karolina
Excellent student reference book and guide
This book is very, very good at tutoring newcomers to the Java programming language. Lots of the skills you learn are transferable to other languages as well. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. K. Mullan
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great help this book its got me through 2 years of uni and i was told to buy it by my lecturer as it has everything that we will be doing in it. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Ms. Samantha K. Hulme
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Brilliant book for begginers and more advance programmers, covers pretty much everything you would ever need. Very helpful.
Published on 8 May 2009 by Adam Gnourie
A very mixed bag
I have not programmed for more years than I care to remember and for various reasons wanted to get into Java. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2006 by Maxelon
The Ultimate Java book for beginners!
This book is by far the best book for learning Java from scratch I have ever come across. I had very little programming experience before picking up this book but after going... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2002 by Adam Bunch
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