Class overview :

Class goals :

• An Introduction to Java
• Datatypes, Variables, and Methods
• Object Orientation, Part 1
• Construction Time
• Object-Orientation, Part 2
• Java Language-Statements and Expressions
• Branching and Looping
• The Java Class Library
• Exploring java.lang

Content of JAVA 2 Programming Language

Class objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• List the benefits and roles of the Java programming language.
• Utilize primitive datatypes, variables, constants, literals, and methods.
• Implement classes and properties, and understand abstraction and encapsulation.
• Differentiate between an application and an applet, and pass parameters to both.
• Use inheritance, interfaces, packages, modifiers, as well as archive files.
• Use operators and expressions to perform calculations and typecasting.
• Control the flow of programs with branching and looping.
• Explore the packages and interfaces in the Java Class Library.
• Explore the java.lang package and use methods from the String and Math classes.
• Change fonts and colors in the display; use Graphics and Image classes to draw to the display.
• Handle key and mouse events.
• Explore the applet architecture, detect and process errors, and explore threads.
•  Explore the AWT package and build a GUI interface.

Java 2: Programming Language introduces the foundations of Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) technology. Students will explore concepts and perform hands-on exercises to apply what they learn. Java is the language of choice for the Internet. Java enhances productivity by allowing the inheritance of methods and properties from the well-organized Java Class Library. Students will build Graphical User Interfaces and handle various events. Students will explore multi-threading and how it can improve the performance of applications. Students will also use many methods of the Graphics class to draw shapes.