Java Class Notes 

Syllabus

Presentations

Lectures

    General Information about the language 

        Java Basics , JBuilder Basics,   

    Lecture 1     Java as a programming language
         Java language structure, Java language elements 

    Lecture 2       Basic concepts       
          Java language control,                 
           Sample Code: Functions,

    Lecture 3            Classes       
           Object-Oriented programming in Java  , modifiers , quick reference        
            Sample Code: sample1, sample2, more (Functions,  Increments,   Operators, ParentClass, TestOOP)

    Lecture 4             Language classes
            Key Java Classes       Additional:  API Wrapper Classes  ,Strings  (more)  
            Sample Code:        Strings ,StringTokenizer, Math , Calendar

    Lecture 5             Input/Output
             Input/Output
             Sample Code: Stream I/O 
                                      File :FileSize,  FileExplorer, ParseName, list, recurrence, 
                                      Stream classes:  ReadLines, WriteLines, WriteLines_Stream,WriteLines_Writer  
                                      Random Access :  RandomFile
                                      Exception Handling (creating an exception, using exceptions)

    Lecture 6            Advanced concepts
               Threads  , Collections  (reference)                    
                 Sample Code: Threads  ChewWalk,  three threads, priorities, synchronization , another example
                                        Collections:List, Map, Set, Stack, Hash Table

    Lecture 7           Networking                    
             Networking, Sockets
             Sample Code: Reading URLs, Address, Client / Server application, Multi-threaded server, 
                                 Sending objects over the network: client , server, object class

    Lecture 8           Java and the databases                  
        JDBC tutorial, Presentation
             Sample Code: JDBC query application, stored procedure and procedure code , sample1, sample2,sample3, sample4, sample5, sample6

    Lecture 9          Java and the Internet        
            Java Server Pages, more on JSP, servlets, another introduction
             Sample Code: firstJSP, AlmaMater.jsp, servlet and HTML form

    Lecture 10          GUI      
             Sample Code: First Swing Applet  , another Applet 
             SwingDemo and components :  Button, CombBox, Label, Password, Slider, Table, ToggleButton, Toolbar  
            Another demo application:  JBuilderDemo, JBuilderFrame, SecondWindow  
            Yet another demo:  SwingFrame, TestSwing

Lab Assignments  (Answers)

        Labs #1  (Basics)
                  #2 (Syntax) 
                  #3 (Classes ) stubs: Motorcycle, Department, Shape class and testing
                 #4  (Strings) stubs  
                 #5 ( Files) stubs and this one, serialization example ,  sample files
                 #6  (Collections) stubs  
                 #7 (JDBC) MS Access 2000 blank database,  MS Access 97 blank database,  stubs
                 #8  (JSP/Servlets)
                 #9  (Swing)

Tutorials and Software