Introduction to Programming Using Java
Version 4.1, June 2004
(With minor changes from Version 4.0 of July 2002)
WELCOME TO Introduction to Programming Using Java,
the fourth edition of a free, on-line textbook on introductory programming, which uses Java as
the language of instruction. Previous versions have been used as a textbook for
an introductory programming class at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
See http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs124/
for information about this course.
This on-line book contains Java applets, many of which require Java 1.3 or higher.
To see these applets, you will need a Web browser that uses a recent version of Java.
To learn more, please read the preface.
Short Table of Contents:
© 2002 and 2004, David J. Eck.
This is a free textbook. There are no restrictions on using or redistributing or
posting on the web a complete, unmodified copy of this material.
There are some restrictions on modified copies. To be precise:
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
with no invariant sections, front cover text, or back cover text.
The most recent version of this book is always available, at no charge,
for downloading and for on-line use at the Web address
http://math.hws.edu/javanotes/.
The previous edition, which covered Java 1.1, can be found at
http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs124/javanotes3/.
Downloading Links
Use one of the following links to download a compressed archive of this textbook:
- Windows: http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs124/downloads/javanotes4.zip
(1.8 Megabytes), with text files in Windows/DOS format. This archive can be used directly in Windows XP.
On any versin of Windows, this archive can be extracted with WinZip,
or with the free program, Aladdin Stuffit Expander for Windows, available from
http://www.stuffit.com/expander/.
- Linux/UNIX and MacOS X: http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs124/downloads/javanotes4.tar.bz2
(1.0 Megabytes), with text files in Linux/UNIX format. If you have the bzip2 program, you should be able to extract this archive
with the commands "bunzip2 javanotes4.tar.bz2" followed by "tar xf javanotes4.tar".
On Macintosh, this archive will probably be extracted automatically when you download it, or
it can be extracted using Aladdin Stuffit Expander for Macintosh, available from
http://www.stuffit.com/expander/.
- Linux/UNIX: http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs124/downloads/javanotes4.tar.Z
(2.0 Megabytes), with text files in Linux/UNIX format. If you can't use the previous archive, try this one.
You can extract this archive on most
UNIX systems with the commands "uncompress javanotes4.tar.Z" followed by "tar xf javanotes4.tar".
(Note: javanotes4.tar.Z contains Version 4.0, not Version 4.1.)
Please Note: This is the Fourth Edition of this textbook.
Many applets in this version require Java 1.3 or higher.
The Third Edition, which only requires Java 1.1, is still available at:
http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs124/javanotes3/
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I know from experience that a lot of people will want to print all or part of the text.
The following PDF file is provided to make this a little easier. This is nothing fancy --
just the Web pages captured in a single file. To use this file, you need
Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 4 or later. (When you click on this link, the file might
open in your Web browser; to download it, right-click the link and choose "Save Link As" or
similar command.)
David Eck
(eck@hws.edu)
Version 4.0, July 2002
Version 4.1, with minor changes, June 2004
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