The main website to consult for Java documentation is provided by Sun Microsytems, whose employee James Goslin designed and led the team that created Java in the 1990s. This site is www.sun.com . If you tune in to it, click the selection at the left side of the screen for Documentation. Another way to get to the documentation for Java more directly is to go to the web address http://java.sun.com/reference/docs/index.html , which is where the appropriate clicks at the main Sun site lead you. This site also provides access to downloads for new Java compilers as Sun releases them.

For information on the latest Java version visit the Sun-provided site at http://java.sun.com/j2ee/1.4/docs/tutorial/doc/ . Java Version 1.4 is a lot bigger than the earlier version of Java provided for your convenience on the CD/ROM that accompanies the JavaPlease! workbook. This link takes you to a tutorial that you can work through via the web.

For a typical resource that the JavaPlease! workbook is designed to peacefully (and usefully) complement, check the web site http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/index.html and you'll find references to Sun's online learning "trails." You'll also find a reference here for Your First Cup of Java, a Sun publication available both in print and on the web. This can be used to flesh out your explorations of Java once you have become confident enough with computer logic expression to venture into more of its remarkable capabilities.

For an index of Sun training materials related to Java check http://java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/index.html . This site lists many different web-based resources for various Java components.

And finally, two more suggestions:
First and foremost, use a modern web search engine such as google.com anytime you need to locate information on a specific Java feature, such as the "pow" method. For example, a simple google search on the keywords Java pow will almost always provide the specific Sun site and other resources with exactly the examples and other the information you need. Secondly, check back here occasionally and see if we've added even more resources to this page. This web site will be expanded as time goes on and this page or the student forum can also provide useful insights and tools in your quest to master computer programming in Java!