Designed for the beginning programming student, this book will motivate learners while teaching fundamental programming concepts. Based on years of classroom testing, this fourth edition of JAVA™ PROGRAMMING: FROM PROBLEM ANALYSIS TO PROGRAM DESIGN, International Edition approaches programming with a focus on clear explanations and practice – two critical factors in mastering the Java language. Straightforward language is used to explain the reasoning behind each new concept, and numerous examples and exercises allow readers to practice solving problems and writing code. This new edition is fully compliant with the latest version of Java, and includes updated programming exercises and programs.

1. An Overview of Computers and Programming Languages
2. Basic Elements of Java
3. Introduction to Objects and Input/Output
4. Control Structures I: Selection
5. Control Structures II: Repetition
6. Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Object-Oriented Design (OOD)
7. User-Defined Methods
8. User-Defined Classes and ADTs
9. Arrays
10. Inheritance and Polymorphism
11. Handling Exceptions and Events
12. Advanced GUIs and Graphics
13. Recursion
14. Searching and Sorting