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

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