Objects Have Class

Here are some of the features that distinguish Objects Have Class!

• Poplawski's graphics-driven approach quickly engages the student and makes learning programming basics fun.
• Students learn object-oriented programming by beginning to define and use objects immediately and continuing to do so throughout the presentation of more traditional programming concepts.
• Poplawski's animation tool makes creating objects easy and entertaining by allowing students to create and manipulate interacting objects within a visual environment.
• All of the code is up-to-date with the most recent version of Java.
• The code examples in this text are platform independent and will run on many currently available integrated development environments.
• A CD-ROM containing all source code, a downloadable version of the Animator, and the latest version of the JDK comes packaged with each book.
• An Online Learning Center includes solutions, course notes, lab preparations and lab programming assignments, homework programming assignments, quiz material, links to professional resources, source code, and a downloadable version of the Animator - all designed to make the instructor's job easier.

Contents

• 1 Computers, Programs, and Java
• 2 Writing Programs
• 3 Getting Started
• 4 Variables, Expressions, and Assignment
• 5 Defining and Creating Multiple Objects
• 6 Interacting Objects and Events
• 7 Making Decisions
• 8 Program Testing
• 9 Simple Class Extension
• 10 Repetition
• 11 Arrays
• 12 Application Programs
• 13 Input and Output
• 14 Graphical User Interface Classes
• 15 Class Hierarchies
• 16 Abstract Data Types and Linked Data Structures
• 17 Introduction to Recursion