Course introduction

Introduction to OOD/OOP: classes, objects, methods, attributes and data values [pages 15-23]

Lab 0: OOD exercise

Java programming basics [pages 31-54]

Lab 1: First Java program

Lab write-up and submission instructions

Sample Java standard classes: JOptionPane, String, Date [pages 54-67]

Methods, arguments [pages 166-168]

Example code from lecture.

Methods, arguments (continued)

Lab 2: Adding structure to a Java program

Lab write-up and submission instructions

Numeric variables, arithmetic expressions [pages 90-97]

Numeric input/output [pages 97-112]

Example numeric I/O code from lecture.

Exam 1

Math class methods [pages 113-119]

Lab 3: Numeric calculations

Lab write-up and submission instructions

Selection (conditional control) statements [pages 219-245]:

• Relational operators
• Boolean datatype, operators, expressions
• The if() statement

Selection statements (continued) [pages 245-254]:

• Comparing objects
• Nested if() statements
• The switch() statement

Lab 4: Maze navigation (selection statements)

Lab write-up and submission instructions.

Partial Javadoc for maze classes.

Iteration (looping) [pages 297-328]:

• while
• do-while
• for

Example iteration code from lecture

Class creation basics [pages 151-194, 367-372]:

• Defining/using classes
• Data members (fields) and methods [object variables?]
• Class constants
• Class variables and methods
• Visibility modifiers
• Accessor/mutator methods (setters/getters)

Lab 5: Iteration

Lab write-up and submission instructions.

Class creation (continued) [pages 372-402]:

• Constructors
• Overloaded methods
• Calling methods of the same class
• The reserved word this

Example code from lecture:

• Cd.java
• CdDemo.java

Class creation issues and examples

UML class diagram

Example Java code (partial)

Lab 6: Class creation

Lab write-up and submission instructions.

Exam 2 followup

Lab write-up and submission instructions.

Array basics [pages 543-565]

Array example code

Array basics (continued)

ArrayDemo2.zip example code

Lab 8: Arrays

Lab write-up and submission instructions.

Class design and implementation issues

Passing arrays to methods, multi-dimensional arrays [pages 565-579]

Alternatives to arrays: container classes [pages 579-588]

ArrayList example code

Final review and course wrap-up

Detailed course outcomes that may be useful as a study guide, even though they are not complete and may have some problems.