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Introduction to Programming Using Java
Version 3.1, February 2001

(Repackaged with minor corrections June 2004)

Author:  David J. Eck  (eck@hws.edu)


WELCOME TO Introduction to Programming Using Java, an on-line textbook on introductory programming, which uses Java as the language of instruction. This text has more than enough material for a one-semester course, and it is also suitable for individuals who want to learn programming on their own. This is the third edition of the text. (Version 3.1 is a minor upgrade of Version 3.0, which was released in May, 2000. Version 3.1 was released in February 2001 and incorporated a few changes and corrections. A final packaging of Version 3.1 was released in June 2004, incorporating corrections made since the release of Version 3.1. This version is released under the Open Publication License.) The third edition covers more material and has more examples than the second edition. It also adds end-of-chapter quizzes and solved programming exercises. Previous editions have been used in a course, Computer Science 124: Introductory Programming, at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. (The title of the previous editions included a reference to this course.) This textbook covers Java 1.1. Most of the applets that are contained in the text require Java 1.1 or higher.

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This is a free textbook. As of Version 3.1, it is published under the terms of the Open Publication License, Version 1.0. The latest edition is always available, at no charge, for downloading and for on-line use at the Web address http://math.hws.edu/javanotes/. This edition, the third, is also permanently archived at the address http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs124/javanotes3/.

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