Programming for Beginners

Resources

• Java Core Class Documentation (Local Copy)

• Getting Started with Unix

• File Naming Conventions

• The UserInput Library
• Class file (UserInput.class)
• Source code (UserInput.java)
• Documentation
• The Java Tutorial

Books

• Morelli, R.  (1999) Java, Java, Java. Prentice-Hall.

 
• Bishop, J.  (2nd Edition, 1998) Java Gently.  Addison-Wesley.

 
• Campione,M. & Walrath,K., (2nd Edition, 1998) The Java Tutorial. Addison-Wesley.

 
• Lemay,L. & Perkins,C.L., (2nd Edition, 1997) Teach yourself Java 1.1 in 21 days. SAMS Publishing.

 
• Bishop, J. & Bishop, N. (1999),  Java Gently for Scientists and Engineers.  Addison-Wesley.

Lectures
(Hallward Library IT Training Room)

• Week 1 - 5th December, 2000
• Introduction to Programming
• Slides
• Handout


• Week 2 - 12th December, 2000
• Statements, Comments and Simple Arithmetic
• Example Code


• Week 3 - 19th December, 2000
• Variables and Data Types
• Example Code
• Exercises



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• Week 4 - 9th January, 2001
• External Libraries and Decision Making
• The UserInput Library
• Class file (UserInput.class)
• Source code (UserInput.java)
• Documentation
• Example Code
• Exercises


• Week 5 - 16th January, 2001
• Flow control and Looping
• Example Code
• Exercises


• Week 6 - 23rd January, 2001
• More Flow control and Arrays
• Example Code
• Exercises


• Week 7 - 30th January, 2001
• Revision Session


• Week 8 - 6th February, 2001
• Classes and Objects
• Example Code
• Exercises


• Week 9 - 13th February, 2001
• Methods
• Example Code
• Exercises


• Week 10 - 20th February, 2001
• Constructors & the Math class
• Example Code
• Exercises


• Week 11 - 27th February, 2001
• The String and RandomAccessFile classes
• Example Code
• Exercises


• Week 12 - 6th March, 2001
• Wrapper Classes
• Example Code


• Week 13 - 13th March, 2001
• Inheritance
• Example Code
• Exercises


• Week 14 - 20th March, 2001
• Vectors & Casting
• Example Code


• Week 15 - 27th March, 2001
• Designing Programs
• Slides
• An Example of Program Design