Elements of the Java Platform

CS 161 - Java

Syllabus

The topics I expect to cover in this class are:

Week 1 - Elements of Programming in Java

What is programming?
What is Java?
What are the essentials for writing and running Java code?
Introduction to Java primitive and object data types

Week 2 - The Java Language

What are the primitive data types of Java
What are the fundamentals of programming in Java?
What is a Java Object?

Week 3 - Java Objects, Methods, Fields, and Exceptions

Creating Java objects
Arrays and other Java collections
Decomposing a problem into classes

Week 4 - Java's Object Orientation, Input, and Output

Java's approach to object orientated programming
Associating data with objects
Data input and output in Java

Week 5 - Inheritance and Graphical User Interfaces

The Java platform's use of inheritance and packages
Event Driven Programming
Making a graphic Java User Interface
Applets and Java in Web Browsers