If a method accepts a parameter of type Object, I should expect that any object I pass to the method will work. What it sounds like is that only certain subclasses of Object are allowed.

An introduction to both automatic differentiation and object-oriented programming can enrich a numerical analysis course that typically incorporates numerical differentiation and basic MATLAB ...

1 Explain and discuss the key concepts of object-oriented programming. 2 Apply the principles of object-oriented program design in a practical setting. 3 Use object-oriented programming constructs ...