This special edition of Java How to Program is ideal for one- semester, introductory Java courses and is up-to-date with the Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0. The text covers fundamental programming topics and provides several extra chapters so professors can customize courses to meet their needs. Many of the chapters have been trimmed from Java How to Program, Sixth Edition so they include only information likely to be presented in a one- semester, introductory course. Coverage of graphical user interfaces, applets and graphics is designed to be optional in Small Java How to Program.