Evaluation copy

Teachers can request free evaluation copies of the book.

• The safest way to get the book is to contact your local Prentice Hall or Pearson representative and ask for a copy. (Get help finding them here).
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• In other areas, request an exam copy from this page.

The preface (including detailed table of contents) and three of the chapters can be downloaded directly from here for an initial evaluation.

Preface to the instructor

1. Objects and classes
   objects, classes, methods, parameters
   
   
2. Understanding class definitions
   fields, constructors, methods (accessor, mutator), parameters, assignment, conditional statement
   
   
3. Object interaction
   abstraction, modularization, object diagrams, object creation, method calls, debuggers
   
   
4. Grouping objects
   collections, while loops, iterators, arrays, for loops
   
   
5. More sophisticated behavior
   using library classes, reading documentation, writing documentation
   
   
6. Well-behaved objects
   testing, debugging, test automation
   
   
7. Designing classes
   responsibility-driven design, coupling, cohesion, refactoring
   

8. Improving structure through inheritance
   inheritance, subtyping, substitution, polymorphic variables
   
   
9. More about inheritance
   method polymorphism, static and dynamic type, overriding, dynamic method lookup
   
   
10. Extendable, flexible class structures
    abstract classes, interfaces
    
    
11. Building graphical user interfaces
    constructing GUIs, interface components, GUI layout, event handling
    
    
12. Handling errors
    error checking, exceptions, flexible error handling
    
    
13. Designing applications
    class structures with inheritance, patterns, frameworks
    
    
14. Case study

Appendices

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