The following topics explain basic principle of programming.

• Introduction
• Why learn to program
• What is programming
• How to learn programming
• What does a developer / programmer do

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• Java is not just an isle
• Translating ⇔ Compiling
• The IDE (an overview)
• Our first program
• Running the program
• Analyzing the code

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• Variables
• Variable names
• Data types
  • String
  • int
  • boolean
  • float
• Declaration and initialization
• Print with different data types
• Primitive types

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• Operators
• Assignment
• Arithmetic
• Compound assignment
• Increment / Decrement
• Relational
• Logic

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• Exercises
• Solutions

• Input
  • Scanner
• if
• Conditions
  • Chaining
• Boolean expressions
• Number comparison
• else
• else if
• switch/case
• switch/case vs if

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• Slides
• Exercises
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• for
• while
• do/while
• shortened for (foreach)

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• Exercises
• Solutions

• Methods
  • Why do we need methods
  • Structure
  • Example
• Scope

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• Exercises on simple methods
• Solutions for simple methods
• Exercises on reusing methods
• Solutions for reusing methods

• Using Scanner to read strings
• Comparing String
• Operations on single characters

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• Slides
• Exercises
• Solutions

• Why using ArrayList
• Accessing / Updating of ArrayList
• ArrayList and loops
• Exercises

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• Exercises
• Solutions

This is a list of questions that covers the topics taught so far.

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• Answers

The following topics explain the Object Oriented Programming model of Java.

This lesson provides an overview of classes, objects and references. The focus is on using existing classes.

• Classes and Objects
• Properties and Methods
• Using Classes and Objects
• References

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• Slides
• Exercises with the Java Standard library
• Solutions for the exercises with the Java Standard Library
• The "School" library: teachers, students and homework
• Exercises with the "School" library
• Solutions for exercises with the "School" library

This lesson provides basic information on how to write your own classes.

• How to write your own class
• Writing the constructor
• Writing properties
• Writing methods

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• Repetition of scope
• Method scope / Parameters
• Class Scope
• this keyword

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• Exercise

This lesson is a continuation of the previous, where additional concepts are presented in more details and guidelines and examples are provided on how to write your own classes with inheritance and interfaces.

• Inheritance
• Subclasses
• Examples (bikes, motorbikes, mountain bikes)
• Overriding methods
• Interfaces
• Examples (animals, cats, dogs)

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