Texts
- If you have done quite a bit of programing before (especially in C/C++)
then probably the best book is Java in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick
Reference (The Java Series) by David Flanagan, 2nd Edition, Published
by O'Reilly & Associates, ISBN: 156592262X
- Java : How to Program (How to Program Series), Harvey M. Deitel,
Paul J. Deitel, 1997
- Java - An Object First Approach by Fintan Culwin, Published by Prentice
Hall ISBN: 0138584575
- Everyone says this book is great for novices -
Teach Yourself Java 1.1 in 21 Days by Charles L. Perkins, Laura Lemay,
2nd Edition, Published by Sams, ISBN: 1575211424
To get an overview of Software Engineering, have a look at Software
Engineering : A Practitioner's Approach by Roger S. Pressman
4th Edition, Published by McGraw Hill Text, ISBN: 0070521824
A good book for an overview of Computer Science is Computer Science : A Modern
Introduction by Les Goldschlager, Andrew Lister, 2nd Edition, Published
by Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0131659456
If you can't get a book locally then you might like to try
Amazon.com - It's worth a look even
if you aren't shopping.
On line Tutorials
There are quite a few on-line courses for Java. You should look at
The
Java Tutorial ,
Java Lecture Notes
News
You might take a look at for
more information on java developments.
The timetables for the lab sessions
are available now.