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chapter 1 the java programming environment
1.1 history of java2
1.2 preparing to write java programs2
1.3 a simple java program3
1.4 how to run a java program?4
1.5 commonly encountered problems5
workshops5
workshop 1.1: preparing the environment for java programming5
workshop 1.2: how to run a java program?10
workshop 1.3: how to compile and run a java program in dos prompt?12
exercises13
chapter 2 the java language components
2.1 print2numbers java program17
2.2 the java vocabulary and character sets19
2.3 primitive data types19
2.3.1 boolean20
2.3.2 characters20
2.3.3 integers21
2.3.4 floating point22
2.3.5 object references22
2.3.6 string22
2.4 identifiers22
2.5 reserved words23
2.6 comments24
2.7 basic program structure25
workshops26
workshop 2.1: understanding the sequence of program execution26
exercises28
chapter 3 expressions, statemen