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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Java Programming 5
Chapter 1: The Big Picture 7
Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Computer 21
Chapter 3: Running Programs 47
Part 2: Writing Your Own Java Programs 71
Chapter 4: Exploring the Parts of a Program 73
Chapter 5: Composing a Program 95
Chapter 6: Using the Building Blocks: Variables, Values, and Types 127
Chapter 7: Numbers and Types 149
Chapter 8: Numbers? Who Needs Numbers? 173
Part 3: Controlling the Flow 197
Chapter 9: Forks in the Road 199
Chapter 10: Which Way Did He Go? 219
Chapter 11: Around and Around It Goes 251
Chapter 12: Circling Back to Java Loops 275
Part 4: The Inside ScOOP 293
Chapter 13: Programming with Objects and Classes 295
Chapter 14: Using Methods and Fields from a Java Class 315
Chapter 15: Creating New Java Methods 347
Part 5: Smart Java Techniques 375
Chapter 16: Piles of Files: Dealing with Information Overload 377
Chapter 17: How to Flick a Virtual Switch 401
Chapter 18: Creating Loops within Loops 423
Chapter 19: Out of Many, One 443
Chapter 20: Oooey-GUI Was a Worm 477
Part 6: The Part of Tens 503
Chapter 21: Ten Useful Classes in the Java API 505
Chapter 22: Ten Bits of Advice for New Software Developers 511
Index 517
