This principle-driven introduction to programming with Java and its standard Swing graphics library by world-renowned computer science professor Andy van Dam and professor Kate Sanders emphasizes object-oriented design and programming. It covers all important object-oriented programming mechanisms at the beginning of the book-from encapsulation through inheritance, interfaces, and polymorphism. It uses numerous executable examples to teach modularization and other good programming habits that will stay with students for a lifetime. Most of the programming examples and exercises take advantage of the visual appeal of interactive graphics to provide essential motivation for first-time programmers. With Object-Oriented Programming in Java: A Graphical Approach, students will: ? Use an approach to learning object-oriented design and programming that has been tested for a decade and used successfully at multiple universities. ? Experience reading and writing non-trivial, interactive p