Simply Java Programming: An Application-Driven Tutorial Approach

Simply Java Programming demonstrates the power of object-oriented, event-driven programming in Java. Its outstanding pedagogic approach comes from Deitel & Associates—the best-selling programming language authors and renowned instructors w o have taught programming to over 1,000,000 people in 100+ countries.

APPLICATION-DRIVEN, Step-by-Step Tutorial Approach—The Deitels explore Java concepts in the context of interesting, real-world applications such as: Web-Based Bookstore " ATM " Phone Directory " Car Payments " Billing " Flag Quiz " Fundraiser " Graphics Painter " Inventory " Investment Interest " Wage Calculator " Microwave Oven " Screen Scraper " Security Panel " Shipping Hub " Ticket Ordering " Typing Skills Developer " Drawing Shapes

Key Topics—Java Class Library " GUI Components (JButtons, JTextFields, Aists, JTimers, JTextAreas, JSpinners, JComboBoxes, JCheckBoxes, JRadioButtons, JMenus and others) " Event Handling " Debugging " Algorithms " Pseudocode " UML' " Control Statements " Methods " Random Number Generation " Arrays " Cosses " Objects" Inheritance " Polymorphism " Interfaces " Collections " Mouse and Keyboard Events " Strings " Sequential-Access Files " Database " Graphics " Multimedia " GUI Design " 3-Tier Web Application Development " Exception Handling " Iterators " Arraylists " Swing " JSP " HTML " GUI Programming

Extensive Pedagogic Features

• Step-by-step tutorials show how to build and execute complete applications, using a template, from start to finish
• DEITEL^® signature LIVE-CODE approach—presents programming concepts using complete working applications
• APPLICATION-DRIVEN design includes 32 tutorials and 145 real-world applications
• Self-review multiple-choice questions and answers for immediate feedback after each section
• Full-color presentation—syntax coloring, code highlighting, callouts and extensive comments
• Skills summaries, UML^™ activity diagrams
• Debugging sections and exercises that teach using the Java command-line debugger (JDB)
• Tips for improving reliability, performance and usability
• Ten multiple-choice questions per tutorial plus, "What does this code do?" and "What's wrong with this code?" exercises, and four real-world application exercises including a "Programming Challenge"
• GUI Design Guidelines and a Java Library Reference are highlighted in each tutorial for easy reference
• Key Terms sections in every tutorial and a comprehensive glossary at the end of the book
• Instructor's resources, including PowerPoint^® slides, test-item file, Instructor Resource CD and support Web sites with up-to-date information on the book ( www.deitel.com and www.prenhall.com/deitel )