This is the up-to-date, practical guide to Java you’ve been looking for! Whether you’re a beginner, you’re switching to Java from another language, or you’re just looking to brush up on your Java skills, this is the only book you need. You’ll get a thorough grounding in the basics of the Java language, including classes, objects, arrays, strings, and exceptions. You'll also learn about more advanced threads, algorithms, XML, JUnit testing, and much more. This book belongs on every Java programmer's shelf!Your complete guide to the Java Platform, Standard Edition 17Understand the Java language, from basic principles to advanced conceptsWork with expressions, statements, classes, objects, and much moreJava BasicsGet to know the inner workings of Java, from classes and objects to data structures and algorithms. This book is up to date for Java SE 17!Advanced TopicsAlready mastered the basics? Explore what else Java can do, from floating point arithmetic to testing frameworks, threads, database management, and beyond.Practical ExamplesGain hands-on experience with Java using tried and tested downloadable programs. These code examples allow you to work your way through the book, testing your newfound skills and knowledge along the journey.

This is the up-to-date, practical guide to Java you’ve been looking for! Whether you’re a beginner, you’re switching to Java from another language, or you’re just looking to brush up on your Java skills, this is the only book you need. You’ll get a thorough grounding in the basics of the Java language, including classes, objects, arrays, strings, and exceptions. You'll also learn about more advanced threads, algorithms, XML, JUnit testing, and much more. This book belongs on every Java programmer's shelf!Your complete guide to the Java Platform, Standard Edition 17Understand the Java language, from basic principles to advanced conceptsWork with expressions, statements, classes, objects, and much moreJava BasicsGet to know the inner workings of Java, from classes and objects to data structures and algorithms. This book is up to date for Java SE 17!Advanced TopicsAlready mastered the basics? Explore what else Java can do, from floating point arithmetic to testing frameworks, threads, database management, and beyond.Practical ExamplesGain hands-on experience with Java using tried and tested downloadable programs. These code examples allow you to work your way through the book, testing your newfound skills and knowledge along the journey.

The riveting account of the first bloody showdown between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee—a battle that sealed the fate of the Confederacy and changed the course of American history. In the spring of 1864, President Lincoln feared that he might not be able to save the Union. The Army of the Potomac had performed poorly over the previous two years, and many Northerners were understandably critical of the war effort. Lincoln assumed he’d lose the November election, and he firmly believed a Democratic successor would seek peace immediately, spelling an end to the Union. A Fire in the Wilderness tells the story of that perilous time when the future of the United States depended on the Union Army’s success in a desolate forest roughly sixty-five miles from the nation’s capital.  At the outset of the Battle of the Wilderness, General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia remained capable of defeating the Army of the Potomac. But two days of relentless fighting in dense Virginia woods, Robert E. Lee was never again able to launch offensive operations against Grant’s army. Lee, who faced tremendous difficulties replacing fallen soldiers, lost 11,125 men—or 17% of his entire force. On the opposing side, the Union suffered 17,666 casualties. The alarming casualties do not begin to convey the horror of this battle, one of the most gruesome in American history. The impenetrable forest and gunfire smoke made it impossible to view the enemy. Officers couldn’t even see their own men during the fighting. The incessant gunfire caused the woods to catch fire, resulting in hundreds of men burning to death. “It was as though Christian men had turned to fiends, and hell itself had usurped the place of the earth,” wrote one officer. When the fighting finally subsided during the late evening of the second day, the usually stoical Grant threw himself down on his cot and cried.

This is the up-to-date, practical guide to Java you’ve been looking for! Whether you’re a beginner, you’re switching to Java from another language, or you’re just looking to brush up on your Java skills, this is the only book you need. You’ll get a thorough grounding in the basics of the Java language, including classes, objects, arrays, strings, and exceptions. You'll also learn about more advanced threads, algorithms, XML, JUnit testing, and much more. This book belongs on every Java programmer's shelf!Your complete guide to the Java Platform, Standard Edition 17Understand the Java language, from basic principles to advanced conceptsWork with expressions, statements, classes, objects, and much moreJava BasicsGet to know the inner workings of Java, from classes and objects to data structures and algorithms. This book is up to date for Java SE 17!Advanced TopicsAlready mastered the basics? Explore what else Java can do, from floating point arithmetic to testing frameworks, threads, database management, and beyond.Practical ExamplesGain hands-on experience with Java using tried and tested downloadable programs. These code examples allow you to work your way through the book, testing your newfound skills and knowledge along the journey.

(Keyboard Instruction). Have you struggled through tedious lessons and boring instruction books in your desire to learn to play the piano? If you wish there was a fun and engaging way to motivate you in your piano playing quest, then this is All About Piano is for you. Whether it's learning to read music, playing by ear, improvising, or all of the above, this enjoyable guide will help you to finally start playing your favorite songs in many different styles. Plus, learn interesting tid-bits on piano makes & models, care and maintenance, other keyboard instruments, and other fun stuff about the piano. This fun-filled, easy-to-use guide * An introduction to pianos and keyboard instruments * Step-by-step music reading instruction * How to play by ear and improvise * Background on various styles of music, including dozens of favorite songs * Performing tips. This book includes five full songs (Benny and the Jets * Come Sail Away * Minuet in G * Misty * Takin' Care of Business) and over 40 excerpts of popular songs, All My Loving (The Beatles) * Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Elton John) * Imagine (John Lennon) * Linus and Lucy (Vince Guaraldi) * Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton) * Your Cheatin' Heart (Hank Williams) * and more. The audio includes 70 tracks for demo and play-along. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Comprehensive and accessible—perfect for mastering the fundamentals of fixing electronics without taking a formal courseHow to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic, Third Edition details how to repair consumer electronics products ranging from modern digital devices to some older technologies. Filled with expert insights, case studies and sleuthing techniques from a former professional technician, it provides great guidance on how to assemble a workbench, operate the latest test equipment, zero in on and replace malfunctioning components, and perform reassembly.This is a comprehensive guide for anyone seeking to better understand electronic products, from stereos and flat-screen TVs to laptops and mobile devices. This new edition includes expanded introductory explanations helping novices dig in with less difficulty and advance to more involved circuit concepts as their understanding grows. It also includes new material about hot-air soldering stations and reflects changes in soldering and repair techniques needed for today's surface-mounted componentry. Unlike tear-down tutorials on the internet, this book guides its readers into thinking like a pro, understanding how items actually work, rather than focusing on specific models of devices. Also new to this edition is a discussion of lithium-ion batteries, which power most modern electronics.Accessible guide to electronics repair for the curious hobbyist Provides useful troubleshooting techniques for those in electronics trade programsNew edition cuts out obsolete items like CRT TVs and VCRs, and continues with the most current trends in electronics