Weekly Reading

Required Textbook

Java Early Objects (2026) by Roman Lysecky and Adrian Lizarraga

How to access as a student

1. Click any zyBooks assignment link in Canvas.
2. Verify your email address (your JMU email).
3. Subscribe and pay.

Warning

You must use the assignment links in Canvas when completing reading assignments to receive credit.

Free and Open-Source Resources

The following free textbooks and tutorials are also available online.

• Think Java, 2^nd Edition (2020) by Allen Downey and Chris Mayfield

• Patterns for Beginning Programmers (2022) by David Bernstein

• The Java^TM Tutorials (2014) by Raymond Gallardo, Scott Hommel, Sowmya Kannan, Joni Gordon, and Sharon Biocca Zakhour

• W3Schools Java Tutorial (2026) by Hege Refsnes, Ståle Refsnes, and Jan Egil Refsnes