WEEK 1: The Java Language

DAY 1 Getting Started with Java

DAY 2 The ABCs of Programming

DAY 3 Working with Objects

DAY 4 Lists, Logic, and Loops

DAY 5 Creating Classes and Methods

DAY 6 Packages, Interfaces, and Other Class Features

DAY 7 Exceptions, Assertions, and Threads

WEEK 2: The Java Class Library

DAY 8 Data Structures

DAY 9 Working with Swing

DAY 10 Building a Swing Interface

DAY 11 Arranging Components on a User Interface

DAY 12 Responding to User Input

DAY 13 Using Color, Fonts, and Graphics

DAY 14 Developing Swing Applications

WEEK 3: Java Programming

DAY 15 Working with Input and Output

DAY 16 Serializing and Examining Objects

DAY 17 Communicating Across the Internet

DAY 18 Accessing Databases with JDBC

DAY 19 Reading and Writing RSS Feeds

DAY 20 XML Web Services

DAY 21 Writing Java Servlets and Java Server Pages

Appendixes

Bonus Lessons on CD

APPENDIX A Using the Java Development Kit

APPENDIX B Programming with the Java Development Kit

APPENDIX C This Book’s Web Site

Choosing Java

Writing Java Applets

Regular Expressions

Where to Go from Here: Java Resources