Java:Introduction to Problem Solving & Programming Companion Website Access Card : International Edition

For introductory Computer Science courses using Java, and other introductory programming courses in departments of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, CIS, MIS, IT, and Business. Students are introduced to object-oriented programming and important concepts such as design, testing and debugging, programming style, interfaces inheritance, and exception handling. The Java coverage is a concise, accessible introduction that covers key language features. Objects are covered thoroughly and early in the text, with an emphasis on application programs over applets. Updated for Java 7, the Sixth Edition contains additional programming projects, case studies, and VideoNotes. MyProgrammingLab, Pearson's new online homework and assessment tool, is available with this edition.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction to Computers and Java 1 1.1 Computer Basics 2 Hardware and Memory 3 Programs 6 Programming Languages, Compilers, and Interpreters 7 Java Bytecode 9 Class Loader 11 1.2 A Sip of Java 12 History of the Java Language 12 Applications and Applets 13 A First Java Application Program 14 Writing, Compiling, and Running a Java Program 19 1.3 Programming Basics 21 Object-Oriented Programming 21 Algorithms 25 Testing and Debugging 27 Software Reuse 28 1.4 Graphics Supplement 30 A Sample Graphics Applet 30 Size and Position of Figures 32 Drawing Ovals and Circles 34 Drawing Arcs 35 Running an Applet 37 Chapter 2 Basic Computation 47 2.1 Variables and Expressions 48 Variables 49 Data Types 51 Java Identifiers 53 Assignment Statements 55 Simple Input 58 Simple Screen Output 60 Constants 60 Named Constants 62 Assignment Compatibilities 63 Type Casting 65 Arithmetic Operators 68 Parentheses and Precedence Rules 71 Specialized Assignment Operators 72 Case Study: Vending Machine Change 74 Increment and Decrement Operators 79 More About the Increment and Decrement Operators 80 2.2 The Class String 81 String Constants and Variables 81 Concatenation of Strings 82 String Methods 83 String Processing 85 Escape Characters 88 The Unicode Character Set 89 2.3 Keyboard and Screen I/O 91 Screen Output 91 Keyboard Input 94 Other Input Delimiters (Optional) 99 Formatted Output with printf (Optional) 101 2.4 Documentation and Style 103 Meaningful Variable Names 103 Comments 104 Indentation 107 Using Named Constants 107 2.5 Graphics Supplement 109 Style Rules Applied to a Graphics Applet 110 Creating a Java GUI Application with the JFrame Class 110 Introducing the Class JOptionPane 113 Reading Input as Other Numeric Types 123 Programming Example: Change-Making Program with Windowing I/O 124 Chapter 3 Flow of Control: Branching 137 3.1 The if-else Statement 138 The Basic if-else Statement 139 Boolean Expressions 145 Comparing Strings 150 Nested if-else Statements 155 Multibranch if-else Statements 157 Programming Example: Assigning Letter Grades 159 Case Study: Body Mass Index 162 The Conditional Operator (Optional) 165 The exit Method 165 3.2 The Type boolean 166 Boolean Variables 167 Precedence Rules 168 Input and Output of Boolean Values 171 3.3 The switch Statement 173 Enumerations 179 3.4 Graphics Supplement 180 Specifying a Drawing Color 181 A Dialog Box for a Yes-or-No Question 184 Chapter 4 Flow of Control: Loops 195 4.1 Java Loop Statements 196 The while Statement 197 The do-while Statement 200 Programming Example: Bug Infestation 205 Programming Example: Nested Loops 211 The for Statement 213 Declaring Variables within a for Statement 219 Using a Comma in a for Statement (Optional) 220 The for-each Statement 222 4.2 Programming with Loops 222 The Loop Body 223 Initializing Statements 224 Controlling the Number of Loop Iterations 225 Case Study: Using a Boolean Variable to End a Loop 227 Programming Example: Spending Spree 229 The break Statement and continue Statement in Loops (Optional) 232 Loop Bugs 235 Tracing Variables 237 Assertion Checks 239 4.3 Graphics Supplement 241 Programming Example: A Multiface Applet 241 The drawstring Method 247 Chapter 5 Defining Classes and Methods 261 5.1 Class and Method Definitions 263 Class Files and Separate Compilation 265 Programming Example: Implementing a Dog Class 265 Instance Variables 266 Methods 269 Defining void Methods 272 Defining Met