| Course Description | |
| This hands-on course provides a comprehensive introduction to programming, and builds a solid foundation of programming skills that can be used to master additional programming languages like C, C++, or Java. In this course you will write, compile, and debug programs in Java.
Course Length: 4 Days Course Tuition: $1390 (US) |
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| Prerequisites | |
| No programming experience is required. | |
| Course Outline |
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• Basic Concepts and Definitions What is a Program? "Hello, world!" The Programming Process Program Files and Program Execution System Programs vs. Application Programs Input - Process - Output Programming Languages Compiler Errors vs. Runtime Errors Development Environments • Writing Simple Programs Reading Input Performing Numeric Calculations Formatting Output Decision Making Iteration Commenting Your Source Code Good Programming Style • Data Types, Constants, and Variables A Program's Purpose is to Process Data Computer Memory Data Can Be of Different Types Named Data: Variables Literal Data Assignment Printing Variables • Screen Output and Keyboard Input Writing to the Screen Characters That Have Special Meaning Some Simple Formatting Reading from the Keyboard Prompting and Validating • Expressions Expressions: Where the Work Gets Done Expression Evaluation: The Result Arithmetic Expressions Relational Expressions Where are Relational Expressions Used? And? . . . Or? Precedence and Associativity • Decision Making Sequential Execution What is Decision Making? Simple Decisions: if Two-Way Decisions: else Code Blocks Nesting Control Statements Multi-Way Decisions: switch |
• Looping Kinds of Loops Iterative Loops Code Blocks and Loops Nested Loops Conditional Loops Infinite Loops • Subroutines Programming Without Subroutines Reusable Code in a Subroutine The Starting Point Variable Visibility: Scope Parameters Returning a Value Method Stubs Libraries • Debugging What is Debugging? Commenting Out Code Simple Debugging with Print Statements Making Debugging Print Statements Conditional Programs that Help You Debug Programs • Data Collections - Arrays Scalar Data vs. Data Collections What is an Array? Accessing Array Elements Multidimensional Arrays Array Initialization • Data Collections - Classes What is a Class? Object vs. Class Accessing Object Members Using Arrays with Classes • Working with Files Terminal I/O and File I/O Opening Files Opening a File for Writing Opening a File for Reading Checking for File Open Errors Closing a File Text Files vs. Binary Files Contact us for course schedules or more information. |
