This book presents an evenly paced tutorial in which each section builds upon the previous one. It contains 17 chapters, each discussing an aspect of Java. This book is unique because it includes several special elements that reinforce what students are learning. This book assumes that the reader has no previous programming experience. Thus, if the reader have never programmed before, he can use this book. If the reader has some previous programming experience, he will be able to advance a bit more quickly.