Java Software Solutions, 9th Edition

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• UPDATED! User Interface provides a new streamlined interface based on experienced user feedback. Course creation, configuration, and navigation are now easier than ever.
• EXPANDED! Exercise Editor now allows you to easily create new programming exercises. In addition to assigning the hundreds of programming exercises already available in MyProgrammingLab, you can create and assign programming exercises to customize your course.
• UPDATED! VideoNotes Tutorials provide step-by-step video tutorials specifically designed to enhance the programming concepts presented in Introduction to Java Programming. Students can view the entire problem-solving process outside of the classroom–when they need help the most.
• Interactive Practice provides first-hand programming experience in an interactive online environment.
• Immediate feedback  for incorrect answers give students personalized feedback differentiating logical and compiler errors . The error messages include both the feedback from the compiler and plain English interpretations of likely causes for the incorrect answer.
• NEW! The Plagiarism Detection Tool alerts instructors of potential plagiarism issues by checking:

• Students’ average submission rate
• Students’ average number of attempts until correct

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About the Book

An object-oriented approach teaches students to write good software in addition to programming skills  

• A measured approach to objects teaches students how to use objects before teaching how to write them.
• Sound programming practices show students how to write good software, not just how to program. Through examples and discussions, students learn how to solve problems and implement solutions using foundational software-engineering techniques.
• NEW! Fully embrace the JavaFX API with a sweeping overhaul of Graphics Track sections

• JavaFX coverage provides a much cleaner approach to GUI development, embracing core object-oriented principles better than its predecessor, Swing.
• Full coverage of the JavaFX approach featuring graphical shapes and controls, including buttons, text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, choice boxes, color pickers, date pickers, dialog boxes, sliders, and spinners.
• Java 8 method references and lambda expressions create an easy-to-understand approach to defining event handlers.
• An in-depth exploration of the JavaFX class hierarchy provides deeper context for why JavaFX is now the preferred approach for developing graphics and graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in Java.
• A detailed explanation of JavaFX properties and property binding gives a closer look at the API’s ins and outs.
• REVISED! End-of-chapter exercises and programming projects have been updated to better reflect the JavaFX approach.
• Fully implemented examples demonstrate crucial concepts. Because students learn best through examples, small, readily understandable examples are intertwined with larger, more realistic ones.
• UPDATED! All GUI development in the book is done “by hand” to give beginners an easy-to-grasp look at Java coding.

• UPDATED! Fresh examples and discussions throughout the book improve pedagogy and keep students engaged with relevant references.
• An optional Graphics Track section covers graphics and GUIs at the end of each chapter, allowing for flexibility of coverage.

Enhance learning with in-text features

• Key Concept boxes highlight fundamental ideas and important guidelines at the end of each chapter.
• Listings clearly present programming examples, using the program output, a sample run, or screenshot display.
• Syntax Diagrams discuss syntactic elements of the Java language in special highlighted sections, with diagrams that clearly identify the valid forms for a statement or construct. Diagrams for the entire Java language can be found in Appendix L.
• Graphics Track discussions, found at the end of each chapter, cover all processing that involves graphics and GUIs. This material relates to the main topic of its corresponding chapter, and can be skipped without loss of continuity--or focused on as desired.
• Summaries of Key Concepts are included at the end of each chapter to outline important ideas discussed in the text.
• Self-Review Questions and Answers allow students to assess their own grasp of the material, through short-answer questions about fundamental ideas and terms. Intermediate problems and exercises require computations, code fragment analysis or writing, and a thorough grasp of chapter content--further testing student knowledge and ability throughout the text.
• Programming Projects vary in level of difficulty, requiring the design and implementation of Java programs.
• VideoNotes presented by the author, explain topics visually through informal videos in an easy-to-follow format--giving students the extra help they need to understand important concepts. Special icons indicate which in-chapter topics and end-of-chapter Programming Projects are available as VideoNotes.
• Between-chapter Software Failure vignettes discuss real-world flaws and failures in software design, encouraging students to adopt sound design practices.