Learning to design objects effectively with Java is the goal of Beginning Java Objects: From Concepts to Code, an intensive yet approachable guide to object design, using UML and today's hottest programming language. The details of Java, from basic language features to a simple tutorial for building user interfaces in Swing, emerge only after a thorough tour of thinking in objects. This book takes readers through object design, from scratch, with a relaxed pace. Without doctrinaire about the design process, the author walks you through the steps to "discover" the object in the business problem (including classes, attributes, and operations) and then determine how these objects work together to model real-world problems. Sample class diagram offers a sufficient level of rich detail, and a single case study for student registration database program shows the principles of design, including extensive class diagrams. At the end of this book, this set of classes is transformed into working Java code, with a simple user interface based on Swing.