Pay special attention to the topics listed in each chapter.

• Chapter 1
• Java Mantra
• Java Characteristics
• Chapter 2
• Program Structure
• Java API packages
• Class Path
• package statement and unique naming convention
• Garbage Collection
• Exceptions and Exception Handling
• Overloading
• Modifiers
• Chapter 3
• Constructors
• Subclasses and Inheritance
• Overriding Methods
• Data Hiding and encapsulation
• Chapter 4
• Java 1.1 Package by Package
• New AWT Event Model
• Java Beans
• Chapter 6
• Introduction to Applets
• Handling Events
• Jar Files
• Applet Security Restrictions "Sandbox Model"
• Signed Applets
• Chapter 7
• Java 1.1 Event Model (skip all 1.0 discussion)
• Chapter 10
• Bean Basics
• A Simple Bean
• Packaging a Bean
• Installing a Bean
• Specifying Bean Information
• Defining Bean Customizer
• Naming Patterns and Conventions
• Chapter 16
• Descriptions of major JDK tools
• Chapter 28
• Socket, Serversocket
• URL, URLConnection