Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started with Java Programming 9

Chapter 1: Getting Started 11

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Computer 23

Chapter 3: Running Programs 53

Part II: Writing Your Own Java Programs 75

Chapter 4: Exploring the Parts of a Program 77

Chapter 5: Composing a Program 97

Chapter 6: Using the Building Blocks: Variables, Values, and Types 121

Chapter 7: Numbers and Types 135

Chapter 8: Numbers? Who Needs Numbers? 153

Part III: Controlling the Flow 175

Chapter 9: Forks in the Road 177

Chapter 10: Which Way Did He Go? 193

Chapter 11: How to Flick a Virtual Switch 217

Chapter 12: Around and Around It Goes 233

Chapter 13: Piles of Files: Dealing with Information Overload 253

Chapter 14: Creating Loops within Loops 273

Chapter 15: The Old Runaround 285

Part IV: Using Program Units 309

Chapter 16: Using Loops and Arrays 311

Chapter 17: Programming with Objects and Classes 333

Chapter 18: Using Methods and Variables from a Java Class 347

Chapter 19: Creating New Java Methods 371

Chapter 20: Oooey GUI Was a Worm 393

Part V: The Part of Tens 423

Chapter 21: Ten Websites for Java 425

Chapter 22: Ten Useful Classes in the Java API 427

Index 431

About the Author

Barry Burd, PhD, is a professor of mathematics and computer science at Drew University. He is the author of Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies and Java Programming for Android Developers For Dummies.