Fundamentals of Java

Fundamentals of
Java

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About this Course

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This course is intended beginning computer hobbyists and first-year IT students.

The free online textbook for this course is Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours. Read the Introduction to the book.

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Study Aids

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Lessons
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Part I: Getting Started

1. Becoming a Programmer

2. Writing Your First Program

3. Vacationing in Java

4. Understanding How Java Programs Work

Part II: Learning the Basics of Programming

5. Storing and Changing Information in a Program

6. Using Strings to Communicate

7. Using Conditional Tests to Make Decisions

8. Repeating an Action with Loops

Part III: Working with Information in New Ways

9. Storing Information with Arrays

10. Creating Your First Object

11. Describing What Your Object Is Like

12. Making the Most of Existing Objects

Part IV: Programming a Graphical User Interface

13. Building a Simple User Interface

14. Laying Out a User Interface

15. Responding to User Input

16. Building a Complex User Interface

Part V: Creating Interactive Web Programs

17. Creating Interactive Web Programs

18. Handling Errors in a Program

19. Creating a Threaded Program

20. Reading and Writing Files

Part VI: Creating Multimedia Programs

21. Using Fonts and Color

22. Playing Sound Files

23. Working with Graphics

24. Creating Animation

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