<b> </b>In <b>The Art and Science of Java, </b>Stanford professor and well-known leader in Computer Science Education Eric Roberts emphasizes the reader-friendly exposition that led to the success of <b>The Art and Science of C.</b> By following the recommendations of the Association of Computing Machinery's Java Task Force, this first edition text adopts a modern objects-first approach that introduces readers to useful hierarchies from the very beginning.<br><br> <b> </b>Introduction; Programming by Example; Expressions; Statement Forms; Methods; Objects and Classes; Objects and Memory; Strings and Characters; Object-Oriented Graphics; Event-Driven Programs; Arrays and ArrayLists; Searching and Sorting; Collection Classes; Looking Ahead.<br><br> <b> </b>A modern objects-first approach to the Java programming language that introduces readers to useful class hierarchies from the very beginning.