Brief contents: computers, programs, and Java; writing programs; getting started; variables, expressions, and assignment; defining and creating multiple objects; interacting objects and events; making decisions; program testing; simple class extension; repetition; arrays; application programs; input and output; graphical user interface classes; class hierarchies; abtract data types and linked data structures; introduction to recursion; appendix: java reserved words; java primitive types; the java development kit; the animator.