C. THOMAS WU

A Comprehensive Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Java provides an accessible and technically thorough introduction to the basics of programming using java. The text takes a truly object-oriented approach. Objects are used early so that students think in objects right from the beginning. The text focuses on showing students a consistent problem solving approach.

0 Introduction to Computers and Programming Languages
1 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Software Development
2 Getting Started with Java
3 Numerical Data
4 Defining Your Own Classes - Part 1
5 Selection Statements
6 Repetition Statements
7 Defining Your Own Classes - Part 2
8 Exceptions and Assertions
9 Characters and Strings
10 Arrays and Collections
11 Sorting and Searching
12 File Input and Output
13 Inheritance and Polymorphism
14 GUI and Event-Driven Programming
15 Recursive Algorithms
16 Memory Allocation Schemes and Linked Data Structures
17 Generics and Type Safety
18 List ADT
19 Stack ADT
20 Queue ADT