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Includes index.

Introduction -- Fundamental data types -- Decisions -- Loops -- Methods -- Arrays and array lists -- Input/output and exception handling -- Object and classes -- Inheritance and interfaces -- Graphical user interfaces -- Advanced user interfaces (WEB only) -- Object-oriented design (WEB only) -- Recursion (WEB only) -- Sorting and searching (WEB only) -- The Java collections framework (WEB only).