Available in its 9th edition and published by pearson education inc. In 2012 as a paperback, java how to program is a definitive text on the subject. Based on providing a comprehensive and cogent understanding of java programming, the text is written in a direct, clear, and simple style, which is extremely efficient, with clear examples and an entertaining read. It not only provides a basic introduction to the fundamentals of java programming (based on control statements) but also provides a strong basis on real world examples to better facilitate one's understanding of the program. Java how to program also covers a wide range of topics on the new java se7, including optional modular sections on its language and library features; files streams and object serialisation; an optional online introduction to java-based android app development, and more. Further, the guidebook also contains core content for an introductory course sequences module, with some optional chapters given online. It also covers recursion, sorting, searching, generics, generic collections, applets, data structures, multithreading, multimedia, web-app development, web services, database development, and even an optional atm object-oriented design case study to better ones understanding of the program. Key features: this book is part of a series with a dozen others available as multimedia packages, in several languages. This series is used as the primary text at m. I. T and boston university. - from Amzon