CSC 224 –Java for Programmers
Yosef (Joseph) Mendelsohn

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Lecture 1	Lecture 2	Lecture 3	Lecture 4	Lecture 5
Lecture 6	Lecture 7	Lecture 8	Lecture 9	Lecture 10

Lecture 1

• Lecture Notes
• Topics: Overview of course. The Java programming environment. Introductory examples, Flow of control using if/else, Loops
• Files: FirstProgram.java | TemperatureConvert.java
• Assignment: see lecture #2

Lecture 2

• Lecture notes
• Topics: Intro to Java libraries and the API, Reading input using the Scanner class, User-defined functions, Scope
• Files: ScannerClassPractice.java | DoWhileExample.java | DoWhileConfirmExample.java
• Assignment: Assignment #1

Lecture 3 

• Lecture Notes (Arrays – Part 1) | Lecture Notes (JOptionPane, Parsing)
• Topics: Arrays (intro), JOptionPane class, Parsing numerical data types using parseInt/parseDouble etc.
• Files: ArrayTest.java | LetterCount.java | ArrayExamples.java
• Assignment:

Lecture 4

• Lecture Notes
• Topics: Introduction to User-Defined classes
• Files: Student.java | TestStudent.java
• Assignment: Assignment #2

Lecture 5

• GUIs.ppt (these are in Powerpoint format)
• Topics: Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
• Files: RectangleConsole.java | Rectangle.java | SimpleGui.java | BorderLayoutRegionsExample.java | RectangleCalculator.java | TempConversion.java
• Assignment: Assignment #3

Lecture 6

• Lecture Notes: File Input and Output | 04_arrays.ppt | 05_arrays_applications.ppt
• Topics: Reading from files, Writing to files (aka File Input/Output) | More work with Arrays
• Files: numbers.txt | oneToTen.txt | BufferInput.java | BufferInputWrappered.java | OutputStream.java | ArrayListPrac.java
• Assignment:

Lecture 7 – For summer 1 of 2011, we will cover Exceptions and Inheritance (Lecture #8). We will not cover OO Design and Interfaces.

• Lecture Notes: Exceptions.ppt | Interfaces_uml.ppt | Object Oriented Design
• Topics: Exceptions, Interfaces, Object Oriented Design (intro)
• Files:
• Assignment: Assignment #4

Lecture 8

• Lecture Notes: 06_inheritance.ppt
• Topics: Inheritance
• Files: Person.java | Employee.java | Clock.java
• Assignment:

Lecture 9

• Lecture Notes
• Topics:
• Files:
• Assignment:

Lecture 10 - Final Exam during summer term

• Lecture Notes: Partial API (You will be provided with this exact document on your final exam).
• Topics:
• Files:
• Assignment: tba
• Final Exam