Description
Book SynopsisThis easy-to-follow textbook teaches Java programming from first principles, as well as covering design and testing methodologies. The text is divided into two parts. Each part supports a one-semester module, the first part addressing fundamental programming concepts, and the second part building on this foundation, teaching the skills required to develop more advanced applications.
This fully updated and greatly enhanced fourth edition covers the key developments introduced in Java 8, including material on JavaFX, lambda expressions and the Stream API.
Topics and features: begins by introducing fundamental programming concepts such as declaration of variables, control structures, methods and arrays; goes on to cover the fundamental object-oriented concepts of classes and objects, inheritance and polymorphism; uses JavaFX throughout for constructing event-driven graphical interfaces; includes advanced topics such as interfaces and lambda expressions, generics, collection classes and exceptions; explains file-handling techniques, packages, multi-threaded programs, socket programming, remote database access and processing collections using streams; includes self-test questions and programming exercises at the end of each chapter, as well as two illuminating case studies; provides additional resources at its associated website (simply go to springer.com and search for "Java in Two Semesters"), including a guide on how to install and use the NetBeans™ Java IDE.
Offering a gentle introduction to the field, assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Java in Two Semesters is the ideal companion to undergraduate modules in software development or programming.
Table of ContentsPart I: Semester One
The First Step
Building Blocks
Selection
Iteration
Methods
Arrays
Classes and Objects
Implementing Classes
Inheritance
Introducing JavaFX
Case Study – Part 1
Case Study – Part 2
Part II: Semester Two
Interfaces and Lambda Expressions
Exceptions
The Java Collections Framework
Advanced JavaFX
JavaFX: Interacting with the User
Working with Files
Packages
Multi-Threaded Programs
Advanced Case Study
The Stream API
Working with Sockets
Java in Context
