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Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach, 5th edition
by Stuart Reges and Marty Stepp


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Sample Chapters

The following are complete sample chapters from the fourth edition of the textbook, to help you better evaluate whether our book is right for your course. All chapters and pages posted here are Copyright Pearson 2016.

The 2nd edition had a Chapter 14 on Graphical User Interfaces that was removed in the 3rd and 4th edition. We now offer it to you as a free online supplement:

See also our Samples from the 2nd edition for additional sample pages to help you get a feel for our writing style and exercises.