Get Programming with Java

Get Programming with Java MEAP V04
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Brief contents
Unit 0: Getting Started with Java
	Lesson 1: Get Started
		1.1 What is an Integrated Development Environment
		1.2 Install the Java Development Kit (JDK)
		1.3 How to Install NetBeans
		1.4 NetBeans Environment Setup
		1.5 Write a Java Program Using NetBeans
		1.6 Summary
Unit 1: Classes and Objects
	Lesson 2: Creating Classes
		2.1 Defining a Class
		2.2 Add Class Behaviors using Methods
		2.3 Create objects based on the class definition
		2.4 Summary
	Lesson 3:
Visibility Modifiers
		3.1 Packages
		3.2 Visibility Modifiers Explained
		3.3 Visibility Modifiers in Action
		3.4 Summary
	Lesson 4:
Adding Methods
		4.1 Method Signatures
			4.1.1 Visibility Modifier
			4.1.2 Return Type
			4.1.3 Method Naming Conventions
			4.1.4 Parameter List
			4.1.5 Method Body
		4.2 Adding Getter and Setter Methods
		4.3 Adding More Methods
		4.4 Summary
	Lesson 5: Adding Loops
		5.1 Adding a Count Controlled Loop
		5.2 The While Loop
		5.3 The Do…While Loop
		5.4 The for-each Loop
		5.5 Summary
	Lesson 6:
Arrays and ArrayLists
		6.1 Creating arrays
		6.2 Access and modify elements in an array
		6.3 Manipulating arrays using the Arrays class
		6.4 Creating ArrayLists
		6.5 Accessing and modifying elements in an ArrayList
		6.6 Summary
	Lesson 7:
Capstone 1
		7.1 Flowchart the Solution
		7.2 Create an Employee Class
		7.3 Add getter and setter methods to the Employee class
		7.4 Add methods to the Employee class
		7.5 Wrap It Up
		7.6 Summary
Unit 2: Application Programming Interface (API)
	Lesson 8:
Standard Java API
		8.1 How to read the API documentation
		8.2 Scanner class
		8.3 Wrapper classes
			8.3.1 Wrapper classes for primitive data types
			8.3.2 Wrapper class methods
		8.4 Summary
	Lesson 9:
String and StringBuilder Classes
		9.1 Working with strings
		9.2 Converting between numbers and strings
		9.3 String methods
		9.4 StringBuilder class and methods
		9.5 Summary
	Lesson 10: Static Methods and Variables
		10.1 Static Methods
		10.2 Static Variables
		10.3 Final Static Variables
		10.4 Summary
	Lesson 11:
Using Interfaces
		11.1 What is an Interface
		11.2 Defining a new Interface
		11.3 Implementing an Interface
		11.4 Summary
	Lesson 12: Capstone 2
		12.1 Create the Author class
		12.2 Create the Book class
		12.3 Create the ACMEPublishing class
		12.4 Summary
Unit 3: Programming with Objects
	Lesson 13: Overloading Methods
		13.1 Three ways to overload a method
		13.2 Quick Check 13-1:
		13.3 Write a class with overloaded methods
		13.4 Call the overloaded method
		13.5 Overloading Constructors
		13.6 Summary
	Lesson 14: Overriding Methods
		14.1 Write a Class that Extends Another Class
		14.2 Write an overridden method in a subclass
		14.3 Using the keyword super
		14.4 Using the keyword instanceof
		14.5 Summary
	Lesson 15: Polymorphism Explained
		15.1 Understand the Definition of Polymorphism
		15.2 Benefits of Using Polymorphism
		15.3 The Difference Between Compile Time and Runtime Polymorphism
		15.4 Summary
	Lesson 16: Polymorphism In Action
		16.1 Setup Classes Using Inheritance to Demonstrate Polymorphism
		16.2 Define Objects Using Polymorphism
		16.3 What Does it Mean to Upcast and Downcast objects
		16.4 How the JVM Chooses the Correct Method to Execute
		16.5 Summary
	Lesson 17: Comparing Objects
		17.1 Comparing Objects vs. Primitive Data Types
		17.2 Compare Objects for Equality
		17.3 Use the Comparable interface to compare objects
		17.4 Summary
	Lesson 18: Capstone
		18.1 Creating Classes
			18.1.1 The Project class
			18.1.2 The Address Class
			18.1.3 The Worker class
			18.1.4 The Carpenter Class
			18.1.5 The Electrician Class
			18.1.6 The Plumber Class
		18.2 Main Application
		18.3 Summary
Unit 4: More Programming with Objects
	Lesson 19: Pass by Value vs. Pass by Reference
		19.1 Passing Primitive Types
		19.2 Passing Reference Types
		19.3 Summary
	Lesson 20: Garbage Collection
		20.1 Java Heap
		20.2 Garbage Collection
			20.2.1 20.2.1  Nullifying the reference variable
			20.2.2 Reassigning the reference variable
			20.2.3 Creating an object inside a method
			20.2.4 Island of Isolation
		20.3 Summary
	Lesson 21: Java Collections: List
		21.1 Collections in Java
		21.2 Understand when to use the List collection
		21.3 ArrayList, LinkedList and Vector
		21.4 Common Collection Interface Methods
		21.5 Summary
	Lesson 22: Java Collections: Set
		22.1 Sets in Java
		22.2 Understand when to use the Set collection
		22.3 HashSet, LinkedHashSet, and TreeSet
			22.3.1 HashSet
			22.3.2 LinkedHashSet
			22.3.3 TreeSet
		22.4 Common Collection Interface Methods
		22.5 Summary