Programming Essentials Using Java : : A Game Application Approach / / William McAllister, S. Jane Fritz.

• VerfasserIn: McAllister, William,; Fritz, S. Jane,
• Place / Publishing House: Dulles, VA : : Mercury Learning and Information, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (540 p.)

This is a one-semester, introductory programming textbook in Java that uses game applications as a central pedagogical tool to improve student engagement, learning outcomes, and retention. Game programming is incorporated into the text in a way that does not compromise the amount of material traditi...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Credits
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Variables, Input/Output, and Calculations
• Chapter 3 Methods, Classes, and Objects: A First Look
• Chapter 4 Boolean Expressions, Making Decisions, and Disk Input and Output
• Chapter 5 Repeating Statements: Loops
• Chapter 6 Arrays
• Chapter 7 Methods, Classes, and Objects: A Second Look
• Chapter 8 Inheritance
• Chapter 9 Recursion
• Chapter 10 The API Collections Framework
• Appendix A Description of the Game Environment
• Appendix B Using the Game Environment Package
• Appendix C ASCII Table
• Appendix D Java Keywords
• Appendix E Java Operators and Their Relative Precedence
• Appendix F Glossary of Programming Terms
• Appendix G Using the Online API Documentation
• Appendix H College Board AP Computer Science Topic Correlation
• Appendix I ACM/IEEE Topics and Minimal Instruction Time Guidelines
• Appendix J Solutions to Selected Odd Numbered Knowledge Exercises
• Index