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Get the book that shows you not only what to study, but how to study. The only classroom-based integrated study system for professional certification gives you complete coverage of all objectives for the Sun Certified Programmer and Developer for Java exam, hundreds of practice exam questions, and hands-on exercises.

• 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for Sun Java exam 310-055
• Exam Objective Highlights in every chapter point out exam objectives to ensure you're focused on passing the exam
• Real-world exercises--Step-by-step instruction modeled after the hands-on exam questions
• Exam Watch sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered
• Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam

Covers all exam 310-055 topics, including:

• Declarations and Access Control
• Object Orientation
• Assignment and Initialization
• Operators
• Flow Control, Exceptions, and Assertions
• I/O, Formatting, and Parsing
• Generics
• Collections
• Inner Classes
• Threads
• Java Development

About the Authors

Kathy Sierra was a lead developer for the SCJP exam for Java 5. Sierra worked as a Sun "master trainer," and in 1997, founded Javaranch.com, the world's largest Java community website. Her bestselling Java books have won multiple Software Development Magazine awards, and she is a founding member of Sun's Java Champions program.

Bert Bates was a lead developer for many of Sun's Java certification exams including the SCJP for Java 5. He is also a forum moderator on Javaranch.com, and has been developing software for more than 20 years. Bert is the co-author of several bestselling Java books, and he's a founding member of Sun's Java Champions program.