This book teaches the fundamentals of Java and object-oriented programming using the programming language Java. Designed for readers with no prior knowledge in computer programming, this book is unassummg and is most suitable for teaching Java and object-oriented programming in a progressive manner. It is a book crafted with the novice in mind. Complete source code is provided in every example. Where applicable, screen-shots showing the development of application programs are included to help readers in their practices. If you have no knowledge in writing computer programs and would like a book to guide you in the programming process, then this book is right for you!

本书使用Java语言讲解面向对象的程序开发方法。全书内容共15章，内容包括： Java编程环境；Java组成；表达式、语句和运算符；程序流程控制机制；数组；方法；类和对象；Java应用程序界面（API) ；输入和输出；文件控制；单类继承；封装；多态性；抽象；排序、搜索和递归。本书内容深入浅出，循序渐进，对编程过程的每一步均给出详细的指导，每个范例均提供完整的源代码，非常适合于没有编程知识的初学者学习Java语言编程方法。

本书可作为高等院校相关专业本科生Java语言程序设计课程教材，也可作为软件开发设计人员学习Java面向对象编程方法的自学参考书。

CHAPTER 1 The Java Programming Environment

CHAPTER 2 The Java Language Components

CHAPTER 3 Expressions, Statements and Operators

CHAPTER 4 Program Flow Controls

CHAPTER 5 Arrays

CHAPTER 6 Methods

CHAPTER 7 Class and Objects

CHAPTER 8 The Java Application Programming Interface (API)

CHAPTER 9 Inputs and Outputs

CHAPTER 10 File Handling

CHAPTER 11 Inheritance

CHAPTER 12 Encapsulation

CHAPTER 13 Polymorphism

CHAPTER 14 Interface

CHAPTER 15 Sorting, Searching, and Recursion