Downey A.B. Think Java: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist

V. 5.1.2. — Allen Downey, 2012. — xiix, 248 p.This book is an introduction to Java programming for beginners. It is tailored for students preparing for the Computer Science Advanced Placement (AP) Exam, but it is for anyone who wants to learn Java.Unlike other Java books for beginners, this book is very concise (only 232 pages). It teaches only the fundamentals so that students can work on interesting projects without getting bogged down in the details. The Debugging section also makes this book different from others.Like the title says, this book is not just programming. It is about a way of thinking, a way of crafting solutions for solving problems. And another interesting point of this book is that, it is free under an open source license so you can freely copy, modify and distribute it.