Java Masterclass for Software Developers

INTERACTIVE COURSE

Java Masterclass for Software Developers

Beginner

164 Lessons

24h

Certificate of Completion

Java Masterclass for Software Developers

329 Playgrounds

21 Challenges

223 Quizzes

67 Illustrations

Takeaway Skills

After completing this course, you will be able to • Write simple Java programs that involve decisions, repetition, and arrays of data • Specify Java classes and their methods, while designing a solution to a given problem • Think critically about the problem-solving and programming concepts presented • Further your study of Java by completing intermediate and advanced courses

Course Overview

In this course, you will learn the beginning concepts of Java and work your way up to more advanced techniques. To kick things off, you will get hands-on practice with the fundamentals of Java including: variables, constants, arithmetic operations, and how to debug simple programs. As you work your way through the course, you will take what you have learned and apply it to more advanced topics like conditional statements, loop statements, and how to perform operations on arrays. After completing this...Show More

Course Content

1

A First Look at Java

Introduction: A First Look at Java The Programming Language Java

A Simple Java Program Comments Data Types Variables Constants Simple Input from the Keyboard A Problem Solved: Apples by the Box Writing, Compiling, and Running a Java Program Summary: A First Look at Java Practice Challenges for Fun

2

Arithmetic Expressions

Introduction: Arithmetic Expressions Arithmetic Operators Conversions between Numeric Data Types A Problem Partially Solved: Day of the Week Standard Mathematical Methods A Problem Solved: Wind Chill Summary: Arithmetic Expressions Practice Challenges for Fun

3

Debugging Interlude—The Errors Programmers Make

Introduction: Debugging Interlude—the Errors Programmers Make Kinds of Errors Compile-Time Errors More Compile-Time Errors Execution-Time Errors Summary: Debugging Interlude—the Errors Programmers Make Practice Challenges for Fun

4

Using Classes and Objects

Introduction: Using Classes and Objects Terminology: Classes and Objects The Class String Methods of the Class String Strings and the Class Scanner A Problem Solved: Processing a String The Class LocalTime The Class BigDecimal Wrapper Classes The Class Random The Class DecimalFormat Summary: Using Classes and Objects Practice Challenges for Fun

5

Class Definitions—The Fundamentals

Introduction: Class Definitions—the Fundamentals

Using a Class Beginning a Class Definition Defining Constructors Defining a Class’s Methods Local Variables Designing a New Class Implementing a New Class Passing Arguments A Problem Solved: Comparing Classes of Squares Summary: Class Definitions—the Fundamentals Practice Challenges for Fun

6

Debugging Interlude—Common Mistakes with Classes

8 Lessons

7

Decisions

10 Lessons

8

Class Definitions—More Details

10 Lessons

9

Multiway Decisions

10 Lessons

10

Debugging Interlude—Avoiding Mistakes; Finding Mistakes

6 Lessons

11

Repetition

12 Lessons

12

Repetition Continued

7 Lessons

13

Debugging Interlude—Debugging Loops

6 Lessons

14

Arrays

17 Lessons

15

An Array-Based Data Structure

13 Lessons

16

Debugging Interlude—Debugging Arrays

5 Lessons

17

Glossary

1 Lesson

18

Appendixes

6 Lessons

19

Copyright

1 Lesson

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