Programming with Java : a primer / E. Balagurusamy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming Chapter 2: Java Evolution
Chapter 3: Overview of Java Language
Chapter 4: Constants, Variable and Data types
Chapter 5: Operators and Expressions
Chapter 6: Decision Making and Branching
Chapter 7: Decision Making and Looping
Chapter 8: Classes, Objects and Methods
Chapter 9: Arrays, Strings and Vectors
Chapter 10: Interfaces: Multiple Inheritance
Chapter 11: Packages: Putting Classes Together
Chapter 12: Multithreading Programming
Chapter 13: Managing Error and Exceptions
Chapter 14: Applet Programming
Chapter 15: Graphics Programming
Chapter 16: Managing Inputs/Output Files in Java
Chapter 17: Java Collections
Appendices Appendix A: Java Language Reference
Appendix B: Java Keywords
Appendix C: Difference between Java C/C++
Appendix D: Bit-level Programming
Appendix E: Java API Packages
Appendix F: Java Classes and Their Packages
Appendix G: Assertion and Design by Contract
Appendix H: Java Version History
Appendix I: Deprecated Classes and Methods
Appendix J: Statistics of Java Packages
Appendix K: SCJP Exam Model Questions
Appendix L: Points to Remember
Appendix M: Common Coding Errors
Appendix N: Glossary of Java Terms
Appendix O: Projects
Bibliography
Index.

Gives an account of the fundamentals of Java Programming. This title explains the language concepts, supported with examples, illustrations and programming and debugging exercises.