Java : an introduction to problem solving & programming /: an introduction to problem solving & programming. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Walter Savitch ; contributor, Kenrick Mock.
• Authors: Savitch, Walter J, 1943-2021; Mock, Kenrick
• Contents: Cover; Inside Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface for Instructors; Preface for Students; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments for the Global Edition; Dependency Chart; Brief Contents; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction to Computers and Java; 1.1 COMPUTER BASICS; Hardware and Memory; Programs; Programming Languages, Compilers, and Interpreters; Java Bytecode; Class Loader; 1.2 A SIP OF JAVA; History of the Java Language; Applications and Applets; A First Java Application Program; Writing, Compiling, and Running a Java Program; 1.3 PROGRAMMING BASICS; Object-Oriented Programming. AlgorithmsTesting and Debugging; Software Reuse; 1.4 GRAPHICS SUPPLEMENT; A Sample JavaFX Application; Size and Position of Figures; Drawing Ovals and Circles; Drawing Arcs; Chapter 2 Basic Computation; 2.1 VARIABLES AND EXPRESSIONS; Variables; Data Types; Java Identifiers; Assignment Statements; Simple Input; Simple Screen Output; Constants; Named Constants; Assignment Compatibilities; Type Casting; Arithmetic Operators; Parentheses and Precedence Rules; Specialized Assignment Operators; Case Study: Vending Machine Change; Increment and Decrement Operators. More About the Increment and Decrement Operators2.2 THE CLASS String; String Constants and Variables; Concatenation of Strings; String Methods; String Processing; Escape Characters; The Unicode Character Set; 2.3 KEYBOARD AND SCREEN I/O; Screen Output; Keyboard Input; Other Input Delimiters (Optional); Formatted Output with printf (Optional); 2.4 DOCUMENTATION AND STYLE; Meaningful Variable Names; Comments; Indentation; Using Named Constants; 2.5 GRAPHICS SUPPLEMENT; Style Rules Applied to a JavaFX Application; Introducing the Class JOptionPane; Reading Input as Other Numeric Types. Programming Example: Change-Making Program with Windowing I/OChapter 3 Flow of Control: Branching; 3.1 THE if-else STATEMENT; The Basic if-else Statement; Boolean Expressions; Comparing Strings; Nested if-else Statements; Multibranch if-else Statements; Programming Example: Assigning Letter Grades; Case Study: Body Mass Index; The Conditional Operator (Optional); The exit Method; 3.2 THE TYPE boolean; Boolean Variables; Precedence Rules; Input and Output of Boolean Values; 3.3 THE switch STATEMENT; Enumerations; 3.4 GRAPHICS SUPPLEMENT; Specifying a Drawing Color. A Dialog Box for a Yes-or-No QuestionChapter 4 Flow of Control: Loops; 4.1 JAVA LOOP STATEMENTS; The while Statement; The do-while Statement; Programming Example: Bug Infestation; Programming Example: Nested Loops; The for Statement; Declaring Variables Within a for Statement; Using a Comma in a for Statement (Optional); The for-each Statement; 4.2 PROGRAMMING WITH LOOPS; The Loop Body; Initializing Statements; Controlling the Number of Loop Iterations; Case Study: Using a Boolean Variable to End a Loop; Programming Example: Spending Spree.
• Edition: Eigth edition, global edition
• Publisher Details: Harlow, United Kingdom : Pearson Education Limited
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 005.13/3; Java (Computer program language); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781292247533; 1292247533
• Related ISBNs: 1292247479; 9781292247472
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 22, 2019).
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