Description:

Introduction to Programming Using Java is a free introductory computer programming textbook that uses Java as the language of instruction. It is suitable for use in an introductory programming course and by people who are trying to learn programming on their own. There are no prerequisites beyond a general familiarity with the ideas of computers and programs. Part I consists of Chapters 1 through 7, which can be used as a textbook in a one-semester college-level course or in a year-long high school course. A complete printed version is available at http://www.lulu.com/content/612392. More information and links for downloading the book can be found at its web site, http://math.hws.edu/javanotes. Version 5 of this book was published in December, 2006. As of June 2009, it has been updated to Version 5.1, with minor changes and corrections only.