Introductory Java

Introduction to Java edit

  • School of Computer Science
  • Catagory: Programming Language


Course Outline edit

This course deals with the basic principles of the Java programming language. To be fully competent in both Java and programming, at least two courses will be needed, an Introductory course, and an Algorithms course. This course is the first of those two.

    • Please note that there is currently no instructor for this course, and that the page is still being built. Both myself and other people will be updating it over the next few weeks.


There are two modules in this course.


The first module is Introduction To Programming. It covers variables, indentation, functions, and the other basic aspects of propgramming; aspects that are shared amongst all programming languages.

  • If you have already taken this module from another course, you do not need to take it here.

Instead, use the first module as a reference, and proceed to module two.


The second module is Introduction To Java, and covers the aspects of Java that are unique to that language.


Prerequisites edit

There are no prerequisites for this course.


Post-requisites edit

This course allows...

Text edit

The textbook for this course will be the Java wikibook. Additional resources will be listed below.


Lessons edit

Module 1: Introduction To Programming edit

Lesson 1: Introduction edit

Lesson 2: Variables and Operators edit

Lesson 3: Comments edit

Lesson 4: Conditional Statements edit

  • If, else if, else
  • Ternary operator
  • Switch

Lesson 5: Loops edit

  • While
  • Do While
  • For

Lesson 6: Datatypes edit

  • Arrays
  • Lists


Module 2: Introduction To Java edit

Lesson 7: Strings and Output edit

  • Strings in Java
  • Output

Lesson 8: Input edit

  • Input in Java

Lesson 9: Collections edit

  • Vectors
  • Lists
  • Hash Maps

Lesson 10: Sorting and Comparing edit

  • Comparable
  • Quick sort

Lesson 11: Classes edit

  • classes

Lesson 12: Exceptions edit

  • ditto

Lesson 13: Inheritance and Abstraction edit

  • ditto