Introduction to Java

• Course Administrivia
• Cancellations
• Course Objectives
• Course Outline
• Prerequisites
• Assignments and Grading
• More about homework
• Java Coding Conventions
• Some notes for the undergraduates
• Where to Find Me
• Textbook
• Software
• Web Site
• What is Java?
• Java is a Platform
• Java is Simple
• Java is Object-Oriented
• Java is Platform Independent
• Java is Safe
• Java is High Performance
• Java is Multi-Threaded
• Java is Dynamic(ly linked)
• Java is Garbage Collected
• The Hello World Application
• Saving files on Windows
• Compiling and Running Hello World
• CLASSPATH Problems
• for loops
• Increment and decrement operators
• Print statements
• Fibonacci Numbers
• Variables and Data Types
• Comments
• Command line arguments
• Points
• Objects
• Multiple Objects
• Multiple Objects
• Static Fields
• Methods
• Passing Arguments to Methods
• Returning values from methods
• setter methods
• getter methods
• Constructors
• Shadowing field names and this
• Other Examples
• Arrays
• Week 1 Exercises