While Java texts are plentiful, it's difficult to find one that takes a real-world approach, and encourages novice programmers to build on their Java skills through practical exercise. Written by an expert with 19 experience teaching computer programming, Java Programming Fundamentals presents object-oriented programming by employing examples taken

Object Model of Computation. Class and Java Fundamentals. Object Oriented Design. Decision Making. Power of Repetition. Methods. Principles of Object-Orientation. Graphical User Interface: Applications and Applets. Simple Data Structures. Searching and Sorting. Exception Handling.