Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Packaging, Compiling and Interpreting Java Code
Chapter 2: Programming with Java Statements
Chapter 3: Programming with Java Operators and Strings
Chapter 4: Working with Basic Classes and Variables
Chapter 5: Understanding Methods and Variable Scope
Chapter 6: Programming with Arrays
Chapter 7: Understanding Class Inheritance
Chapter 8: Understanding Polymorphism and Casts
Chapter 9: Handling Exceptions
Chapter 10: Working with Classes and Their Relationships
Appendices
Appendix A: Java Platforms
Appendix B: Java SE 7 Packages
Appendix C: Java Keywords
Appendix D: Bracket Conventions
Appendix E: Unicode Standard
Appendix F: Pseudo-code Algorithms
Appendix G: Unified Modeling Language
Appendix H: About the CD
Glossary

About the Author

Edward G. Finegan is a Senior Java Software Developer and is currently working in the casino industry developing gaming software. He has past experience in aerospace radar data commutation and artificial intelligence, specifically machine learning algorithms. Mr. Finegan has a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Rowan University, and a Masters degree in Computer Science from Virgina Commonwealth University. He is a Sun Certified Java Professional. Robert Liguori is a Senior Software Engineer and has been developing, maintaining and testing air traffic management systems since 1996. He is currently the lead developer for several Java based air traffic management applications. Mr. Liguori has a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Information Technology from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and is a Sun Certified Java Professional. Mr. Liguori is also the President of the Atlantic City Java User Group.