I try to use the minimum amount of java to get the maximum amount of programming power the purpose of this book is to teach program ming and some introductory ideas from computer science not java i left out some language features like the switch statement that are unnecessary and avoided most of the libraries especially the ones like. Think java is an introduction to computer science and programming intended for readers with little or no experience we start with the most basic concepts and are careful to de ne all terms when they are rst used the book presents each new idea in a logical progression larger topics like recursion and object. Think java how to think like a computer scientist is an introduction to computer science and programming intended for people with little or no experience we start with the most basic concepts and are careful to define all terms when they are first used. The goal of this book is to teach you to think like a computer scientist i like the way computer scientists think because they combine some of the best features of mathematics engineering and natural science like mathemati cians computer scientists use formal languages to denote ideas specifically computations