Regardless of major‎,‎ students will be able to grasp concepts of problem‎-solving and programming ‎-‎- thanks to liang‎'‎s ground breaking fundamentals‎-first approach‎,‎ which enables students to understand problem solving and core constructs before object‎-oriented programming‎.‎ Liang‎'‎s approach has been extended to application‎-rich programming examples‎,‎ which go beyond the traditional math‎-based problems found in most texts‎.‎ Although students begin using objects early‎,‎ they are introduced to topics like control statements‎,‎ methods‎,‎ and arrays before learning to create classes later chapters introduce advanced topics including graphical user interface‎,‎ exception handling‎,‎  I /o‎,‎ and data structures‎.‎ Small‎,‎ simple examples demonstrate concepts and techniques while longer examples are presented in case studies with overall discussions and thorough line‎-by‎-line explanations‎.‎ In the seventh edition‎,‎ only standard classes are used‎.‎ Supplements‎:‎ author website‎:‎ *student resources include‎:‎ source code‎,‎ solutions to even numbered programming problems‎,‎ answers to review questions‎,‎ software related links and errata*instructor resources include‎:‎ interactive and animated slides‎,‎ full programming exercises‎.‎ Uml diagram solutions‎,‎ quiz generator‎,‎ livelab‎,‎ and sample exams‎.‎ ‎(‎contact your local sales rep for password‎)‎ prentice hall companion website‎:‎ student resources‎:‎ *videonotes are pearson‎'‎s new visual tool designed for teaching students key programming concepts and techniques‎.‎ These short step‎-by‎-step videos demonstrate how to solve problems from design through coding‎.‎ Videonotes allow for self‎-paced instruction with easy navigation including the ability to select‎,‎ play‎,‎ rewind‎,‎ fast‎-forward‎,‎ and stop within each videonote exercises‎.‎ Margin icons in your textbook let you know when a videonotes video is available for a particular concept or homework problem‎.‎ *goal pearson‎'‎s premier online homework and assessment system for computer science‎.‎ * turbo jbuilder is free and can be downloaded at eclipse‎:‎