Introduction to Java Programming (4th Edition) [Paperback]

Y. Daniel Liang (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131002252 | ISBN-13: 978-0131002258 | Publication Date: November 21, 2002 | Edition: 4

Using a step-by-step approach that fosters self-teaching, the completely revised Fourth Edition of this text provides an outstanding introduction to Java programming in four parts. The early chapters outline the conceptual basis for understanding Java and guide students through simple examples and exercises. Subsequent chapters progressively present Java programming in detail, culminating with the development of comprehensive Java applications.

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From the Back Cover

This text adopts the "fundamentals-first" strategy, proceeding at a steady pace through all the necessary and important basic concepts, and building up to object-oriented. programming. Students then move to using the object-oriented approach to build GUI applications and applets with exception handling, I/O, data structures, internationalization, multithreading, multimedia, and networking. Every chapter has been completely revised, malting for concise reading that is engaging, and at the same tune, easy to understand. Suited for beginning and advanced students from two-semester first-year programming courses to one-semester courses in Java as a second language. This book has also been used in short training courses for experienced programmers.

KEY FEATURES

• Uses hands-on examples of basic features.
• Provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of programming.
• Contains in-depth treatment of object-oriented programming.
• Includes extensive examples of GUI programming.
• Covers advanced Java topics.
• Incorporates coverage of all the subjects required for the Level 1 Java Certification Exam.
• Offers more than 600 self-test questions from the author's online interactive website.

NEW

• Improved presentation of primitive data types, expressions, loops, methods, and arrays.
• The standard JOptionPane class replaces MyInput.
• Object-Oriented Programming is expanded into four chapters to provide an in-depth introduction.
• Strings are given a separate chapter.
• Object-Oriented Software Development introduces the UML, approach and fosters the concept of reusable components.
• Brand new chapter on Java Data Structures introduces Java collections framework.
• New organization provides flexible ordering of chapters so instructors can easily customize the book.
• Several new appendices offer readers additional background information and supplemental material.
• Problem-solving steps are described in the examples.
• New examples have been added on GUI programming, threads, and I/O.
• Author website link available at www.prenhall.com/liang/intro4e.html

About the Author

Y. Daniel Liang is the author and editor of the Prentice Hall Liang Java Series. His innovative Java texts have been adopted by many universities throughout the world.

Dr. Liang is currently a Yamacraw professor of software engineering in the School of Computing at Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia. He can be reached at [e-mail].

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Product Details

• Paperback: 992 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (November 21, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131002252
• ISBN-13: 978-0131002258
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,559,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4th edition excellent, January 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Introduction to Java Programming (4th Edition) (Paperback)

All of the reviews I have read were for previous editions. I use
this for my class text, and students have been very pleased. It
is easy to teach from, with good exercises (most), and the 4th
edition has cleaned up errors mentioned in earlier reviews. I
use it for a beginning and intermediate University level class.

The text is managable and not as verbose at Eckel or as simpleton
as Dietel. Better explainations than the Nutshells which are
also good books. Covers topics often left out in intro books,
Threads, Sockets and Networking.

This is the fifth text I have used since I started teaching
Java classes, and definitely best so far (but get the 4th ed!)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good textbook for academic environment, December 28, 2001

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This review is from: Introduction to Java Programming (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

It seems people either love or hate this book. As a Java Instructor, I have used this book for several years, starting with the first edition. It seems to work well with students who have previous programming experience with a language such as C or C++. I like the way the book is organized - first the Java syntax, then OO fundamentals, then GUI design, then more advanced material such as threading and networking. I would rate it 5 stars except for the numerous typo errors. It does seem to be unforgivable to repeat some of the same errors from one edition to the next. Again there may be better books for self-study but in the classroom, this is still one of the best.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too many typos, January 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Introduction to Java Programming (Textbook Binding)

I just survived a Java class in which this was the text. The class convinced the instructor not to use this book for future classes. There were a large number of typos, particularly in example programs. Our instructor made the answers available as an aid if we became stumped on a programming exercise. Unfortunately some of the code in those answers simply did not work. It appeared that the book had been hastily revised and not thoroughly checked to assure consistency. The author repeatedly uses methods not yet discussed in his examples and refers the reader to later portions of the book in the Example Reviews. Not helpful in an introductory class, even with a prerequisite of a previous programming language or experience.