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Learn Java with Projects

By : Dr. Seán Kennedy, Maaike van Putten
5 (3)
Book Image

Learn Java with Projects

5 (3)
By: Dr. Seán Kennedy, Maaike van Putten

Overview of this book

Learn Java with Projects stands out in the world of Java guides; while some books skim the surface and others get lost in too much detail, this one finds a nice middle ground. You’ll begin by exploring the fundamentals of Java, from its primitive data types through to loops and arrays. Next, you’ll move on to object-oriented programming (OOP), where you’ll get to grips with key topics such as classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, interfaces, and more. The chapters are designed in a way that focuses on topics that really matter in real-life work situations. No extra fluff here, so that you get more time to spend on the basics and form a solid foundation. As you make progress, you’ll learn advanced topics including generics, collections, lambda expressions, streams and concurrency. This book doesn't just talk about theory—it shows you how things work with little projects, which eventually add up to one big project that brings it all together. By the end of this Java book, you’ll have sound practical knowledge of Java and a helpful guide to walk you through the important parts of Java.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1: Java Fundamentals
9
Part 2: Object-Oriented Programming
15
Part 3: Advanced Topics

Exercises

Mesozoic Eden is doing great. The dinosaurs are healthy and the guests are happy. Now that you have some new skills, let’s go ahead and perform slightly more complicated tasks!

  1. The caretakers want to be able to keep track of dinosaur weights. It’s your task to write a program that calculates the average weight of two dinosaurs. This will help our team of nutritionists in planning the correct food portions.
  2. Proper nutrition is essential for the health of our dinosaurs. The caretakers want to have a rough guideline of how much to feed a dinosaur. Write a program that determines the amount of food required for a dinosaur based on its weight. You can come up with the amount of food needed per weight unit of the dinosaurs.
  3. For our park, we need to have a leap year checker. In our commitment to scientific accuracy, use the modulus operator to determine if the current year is a leap year. We want to make sure our calendar-themed exhibits are always...