This book has emerged from the need to provide students without prior knowledge of computer science with the best possible access to programming. Accordingly, the authors start at a consciously low level but manage to impart a solid understanding of Java and object-oriented programming throughout the wonderfully well-written book, even delving into more complex applications. Each chapter concludes with learning objectives and exercises that serve to review or deepen the content. Regular reviews of the material from previous chapters allow for intensive learning and the possibility of jumping in at any time. The authors emphasize teaching programming not only as writing syntactically correct programs but also conveying the philosophy of programming and introducing object-oriented concepts. The reader will...