Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 The Java Programming Language
A Java Program
Comments
Identifiers and Reserved Words
White Space
1.2 Program Development
Programming Language Levels
Editors, Compilers, and Interpreters
Development Environments
Syntax and Semantics
Errors
1.3 Problem Solving
1.4 Software Development Activities
1.5 Object-Oriented Programming
Object-Oriented Software Principles

Chapter 2 Data and Expressions
2.1 Character Strings
The print and println Methods
String Concatenation
Escape Sequences
2.2 Variables and Assignment
Variables
The Assignment Statement
Constants
2.3 Primitive Data Types
Integers and Floating Points
Characters
Booleans
2.4 Expressions
Arithmetic Operators
Operator Precedence
Increment and Decrement Operators
Assignment Operators
2.5 Data Conversion
Conversion Techniques
2.6 Reading Input Data
The Scanner Class

Chapter 3 Using Classes and Objects
3.1 Creating Objects
Aliases
3.2 The String Class
3.3 Packages
The import Declaration
3.4 The Random Class
3.5 The Math Class
3.6 Formatting Output
The NumberFormat Class
The DecimalFormat Class
The printf Method
3.7 Enumerated Types
3.8 Wrapper Classes
Autoboxing

Chapter 4 Conditionals and Loops
4.1 Boolean Expressions
Equality and Relational Operators
Logical Operators
4.2 The if Statement
The if-else Statement
Using Block Statements
The Conditional Operator
Nested if Statements
4.3 Comparing Data
Comparing Floats
Comparing Characters
Comparing Objects
4.4 The switch Statement
4.5 The while Statement
Infinite Loops
Nested Loops
Other Loop Controls
4.6 Iterators
Reading Text Files
4.7 The do Statement
4.8 The for Statement
Iterators and for Loops
Comparing Loops
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