Art and Science of Java

Overview of the book after having completed it:

For the most part I really enjoyed "The Art and Science of Java".  It was very easy to read and explained things super well. In general, I couldn't have asked for a better introduction to OOP concepts and best practices.  I probably could have made some seriously headway even without the Stanford lectures although the lectures definitely did help.   I don't think there was anything I didn't understand...err...except for polar coordinates.  The exercises at the end of the chapters were challenging and a lot of them built on the exercises from previous chapters.  My only beef was:

- Using the ACM library is great for teaching, I'm sure, but I felt like I was in a bit of a protective bubble.  It made getting help on the forums more difficult.  It also left me with the feeling that although I had established a good foundation in Java, I'm still missing a few basics that the ACM library took care of for me. 

And now, on to my solutions for the exercises...