A first course in programming with Java [printed text] / Tony Mullins, Author  . -  1st edition Reprint . - Dublin : The Author, 2001 . - 474 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-9539310-1-9

Class number:	005
Abstract:	This book is written for first year students of Computing. It introduces students to the fundamental concepts of programming using a systematic structured approach. All topics are introduced in order of relevance with simple explanations and examples that help the student understand the underlying concepts. Special classes to simplify input and output in Java allow beginner studetns to write interactive programs from the outset. The book contains over 150 worked examples. Each chapter provides graded exercises to allow students' test their understanding of new concepts. This book is not just about learning Java. It teaches the student how to program in a modern object oriented style.
Contents note:	Preface; Contents; 0 Introduction; 1 Simple Output and Input; 2 Making Decisions; 3 Repetition; 4 Processing Arrays; 5 Processing Characters; 6 Processing Strings; 7 Searching and sorting; 8 Static methods; 9 Processing tables; 10 Recursion; 11 Modeling Real World Objects with Classes; 12 Sequences of Objects; 13 Modeling Real World Processes; 14 Exceptions; 15 Files; 16 Text Files; 17 Binary Files; 18 Inheritance; 19 Developing Graphical Interfaces with Swing; 20 Graphical Interfaces and Application