Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-476) and index.

Part 1. Introduction to object orientation:introduction to object orientation. Elements of object orientation. Constructing an object oriented system.- part 2. An introduction to the java language: a brief history of time, the universe and java. A little java. Java building blocks. Java constructs. An example java class.- part 3. Java and object orientation: classes, inheritance and abstraction. Encapsulation and polymorphism. Inner classes. Data structures. The collection classes.- part 4. Further java: control and iteration. An object oriented organizer. Streams and files. Serialization. Observers and observables.- part 5. Graphical interfaces and applets: graphic programming using the awt. User interface programming. Managing component layout. Putting the swing into java. A gui case study. The lowdown on layouts, borders and containers. Combining graphics and gui components. Swing data model case study. Java: speaking in tongues. The cutting edge.- part 6. Internet working: sockets in java. Applets and the internet. Servlets: serving java up on the web. Java server pages. Java database connectivity.- part 7. Java development: java style guidelines. Exception handling. Concurrency.- part 8. Object oriented design: object oriented analysis and design. The unified modeling language. The unified process.- part 9. The future: areas of java and object technology not covered.