CGS 3416 - Java for Non-Majors

Deitel Textbook code examples (7th ed. -- JavaSE 6)

Lecture Notes, Outlines, and Examples

• Intro to Java
• Basic Building Blocks of Java
• Console I/O (including class Scanner)
• Control Structures - Intro, Selection
• Using Java Libraries
• Control Structures - Repetition
• Stepwise Refinement
• Java Methods
  • Practice exercise
• Strings
• Arrays
  • Arrays - features added in Java 1.5.0
• Classes and Objects
• More on Classes and Objects
• Inheritance
• More About Inheritance, Interfaces
• Intro to GUI Libraries in Java
  • Simple dialog boxes with class JOptionPane
  • Graphics and painting
    • Bouncing Ball -- illustrates use of the javax.swing.Timer class, to fire timed events. This example is a small animation

Test Review Checklists

• Review Checklist of topics covered (for Test 1)
• Review List of topics covered (for Test 2)
• Review List of topics covered (since Test 2)