An Introduction To Object-Oriented Programming with Java (Paperback)

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Product Description
This is an introductory text for beginners with no background in programming. The text teaches students how to write object-oriented programs. The book covers both Java applets and applications. Students will learn the fundamentals of object-oriented programming through the use of predefined objects supplied with the book. By using these predefined objects, the students will learn both the concepts of object-oriented programming and also how to later design their own objects by example. Students will learn how to define their own objects and how to develop programs using object-oriented design methodology. In addition, students will learn modern programming topics such as event-driven and GUI (Graphic User Interface) programming.

Product Details

• Paperback: 888 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (December 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0256254621
• ISBN-13: 978-0256254624
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,338,608 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars for novices, just don't do it, June 11, 2002

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This review is from: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming With Java (Paperback)

Hi,
I'm a student using this as a textbook for intro to Object Oriented Programming using Java. This book is a nightmare. Please, if you're an instructor, don't use this book for your class. Me and others alike who are novices are confused by this book. If you use this book, expect to re-explain a lot to your students. The explanations of the basics are very confusing, as well as the wording alone. I'm confused by the wording of basic concepts I even understood in the text. It seems to get a little better once you get the roots of the programming down. But for me the most important part of a text is explaining the core concepts. Maybe this isn't for the novice, but for those of us in my class who are, we agree, just don't get this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not introductory enough, December 6, 1999

By	Andrew Hokenson (Winona State University, MN) - See all my reviews

I found this book to be helpful to a point, but it jumps around a lot, and to a beginning programmer, it can be a bit confusing. My suggestion to professors wanting to use this book for their classes is: find one more simplified only the experienced students understand it enough to implement it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visual Java Teaching Book, January 11, 2005

By	Salman Hajipour (Tehran, Iran) - See all my reviews

This review is from: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming With Java (Hardcover)

A good visual book, teaching by the UML diagrams. Suitable for beginners to intermediate level and a bit more. Nice colorful book. With the help of "Sample Developments" this book will give you some real practical experiments throughout each chapter. My suggestion for those who want to begin Java with no prior programming experience is "Java 60 Minutes a Day" which you can find it in my review list. In my view, as an intermediat programmer, is a bit difficult to understand core java with this book.