Publisher's Synopsis
Aware that many students need a careful introduction to programming and that they respond well to graphical illustration, this concise book adopts a visual approach to programming. Throughout the text, programs that use graphical images are emphasized to clearly demonstrate all the important programming principles. The authors use a spiral approach to programming concepts; introducing concepts simply early on, then in a more sophisticated way later (e.g., objects are integrated throughout five chapters). Java for Students 1.2 emphasizes the use of applets but also shows how to program free-standing applications. The authors have been careful to put together a text that covers the powerful features of Java and presents the language to students as both a fun and useful tool. *Adopts a visual approach to programming with java*Uses examples from a range of applications, including information processing, games, scientific calculuations, and even AI*Shows how to invoke a java program from a WWW browser*All programs presented in the book are available on-line at http://www.cms.shu..ac.uk/java
