The slides are designed for an online presentation, though they work well when static versions are printed. Slide handout pages can be made using the PowerPoint software.

The slides use basic animation effects to bring in new material when appropriate, including building some figures incrementally. No sound effects are used on any slides.

The slides follow, but do not simply regurgitate, the textbook material. They are intended to complement the reading of the book, often providing alternative or additional examples.

References to the textbook examples in the slides are hyperlinks to the source code files. By clicking on a link, the appropriate source code file is opened in whatever default application (editor or IDE) you have set up for files with a .java extension. These hyperlinks allow you to keep both the slides and the examples readily accessible during a presentation. For the links to work, the slides and examples should have a particular directory structure relative to each other.

Instructors using the textbook for class are welcome to modify these slides for pedagogical purposes as they see fit. All suggestions for improvement are welcome.