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Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days, Eighth Edition

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Table of Contents

Here's what you can find in Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours, Third Edition:

• Part I: Getting Started
• Hour 1: Becoming a Programmer
• Hour 2: Writing Your First Program
• Hour 3: Vacationing in Java
• Hour 4: Understanding How Java Programs Work
• Part II: Learning the Basics of Programming
• Hour 5: Storing and Changing Information in a Program
• Hour 6: Using Strings to Communicate
• Hour 7: Using Conditional Tests to Make Decisions
• Hour 8: Repeating an Action with Loops
• Part III: Working with Information in New Ways
• Hour 9: Storing Information with Arrays
• Hour 10: Creating Your First Object
• Hour 11: Describing What Your Object is Like
• Hour 12: Making the Most of Existing Objects
• Part IV: Programming a Graphical User Interface
• Hour 13: Building a Simple User Interface
• Hour 14: Laying Out a User Interface
• Hour 15: Responding to User Input
• Hour 16: Building a Complex User Interface
• Part V: Moving into Advanced Topics
• Hour 17: Creating Interactive Web Programs
• Hour 18: Handling Errors in a Program
• Hour 19: Creating a Threaded Program
• Hour 20: Reading and Writing Files
• Part VI: Creating Multimedia Programs
• Hour 21: Using Fonts and Color
• Hour 22: Playing Sound Files
• Hour 23: Working with Graphics
• Hour 24: Creating Animation
• Appendixes
• Hour A: Tackling New Features of Java 2 Version 1.4
• Hour B: Using the Java 2 Software Development Kit
• Hour C: Programming with the Java 2 Software Development Kit
• Hour D: Using Sun ONE Studio
• Hour E: Where to Go from Here: Java Resources
• Hour F: This Book's Web Site