
Kotlin from Scratch
A Project-Based Introduction for the Intrepid Programmer
Faisal Islam(Author)
No Starch Press
Published on 14. January 2025
432 pages
978-1-7185-0353-3 (ISBN)
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Learn Kotlin Through 37 Projects
Kotlin isn't just for building Android apps. As you'll learn in Kotlin from Scratch, it's also a general programming language for crafting both elegant and efficient code.
With the aid of 37 hands-on projects, you'll move quickly through the language basics while building your problem-solving skills, even tackling advanced concepts like fractals, dynamic systems, and nature-inspired algorithms. You'll explore the way Kotlin handles variables, control structures, functions, classes, and data structures, and you'll learn to create visualizations using Kotlin and the JavaFX graphics library. Then you'll build increasingly sophisticated apps to practice what you've learned while tackling challenges from math and science to algorithms and optimization.
As you progress through the book, you will:
- Simulate physical systems, like the intricate dance of binary stars
- Implement the classic Hill cipher for encryption and decryption
- Generate beautiful fractals with recursive algorithms
- Program classic computer science algorithms for sorting and searching
- Solve the infamous Berlin52 traveling salesman problem
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
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Reflowable
File size
11,89 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-7185-0353-3 (9781718503533)
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01/2025
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Dr. Faisal Islam brings a wealth of interdisciplinary expertise to Kotlin from Scratch. With an MS in civil engineering and a PhD in resource economics, he offers a unique perspective on applying computational thinking to real-world challenges. Dr. Islam has over 20 years of experience in coding across multiple languages (C, Java, Python, and Kotlin) to solve complex problems and an extensive background in simulation, modeling, and optimization.
Content
Introduction
Part I: Kotlin and JavaFX Essentials
Chapter 1: Kotlin Basics
Chapter 2: Arrays, Collections, and Classes
Chapter 3: Visualizing with JavaFX
Part II: Applications in Math and Science
Chapter 4: Fun with Math
Chapter 5: Fun with Science
Part III: Recursion, Sorting, and Searching
Chapter 6: The Wonderful World of Fractals
Chapter 7: Sorting and Searching
Part IV: Optimization with Nature-Inspired Algorithms
Chapter 8: The Genetic Algorithm
Chapter 9: Agent-Based Algorithms
Afterword
Appendix
Index
Part I: Kotlin and JavaFX Essentials
Chapter 1: Kotlin Basics
Chapter 2: Arrays, Collections, and Classes
Chapter 3: Visualizing with JavaFX
Part II: Applications in Math and Science
Chapter 4: Fun with Math
Chapter 5: Fun with Science
Part III: Recursion, Sorting, and Searching
Chapter 6: The Wonderful World of Fractals
Chapter 7: Sorting and Searching
Part IV: Optimization with Nature-Inspired Algorithms
Chapter 8: The Genetic Algorithm
Chapter 9: Agent-Based Algorithms
Afterword
Appendix
Index
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