Object Oriented Programming with Java syllabus

Object Oriented Programming with Java

• 1 Introduction (4 LHs)

  • Java history, buzzwords, JVM, JRE and bytecode
  • Object-oriented principles
  • Simple programs, compilation and command-line/IDE execution
  • Command-line arguments, Scanner input and console output
• 2 Fundamental Programming Structures (12 LHs)

  • Comments, primitive types, variables and constants
  • Conversions, casting and operators
  • Operator precedence and associativity
  • if/switch and loop control statements
  • Big numbers and one-/multidimensional arrays
• 3 Classes and Objects (10 LHs)

  • Classes, objects, fields, methods and return types
  • Constructors, static members, overloading and this
  • Access control, nested/inner classes and recursion
  • Garbage collection and packages
• 4 Inheritance and Interface (7 LHs)

  • Subclasses, super and final
  • Abstract and Object classes
  • Dynamic method dispatch
  • Declaring, extending and implementing interfaces
• 5 Exception Handling (4 LHs)

  • Exception fundamentals, types and uncaught exceptions
  • try, catch, throw, throws and finally
  • Built-in and custom exceptions
• 6 Generics and Modules (4 LHs)

  • Generic classes, methods and type-variable bounds
  • Generic code in the JVM and limitations
  • Inheritance rule, wildcards and reflection
  • Modules
• 7 Essential Java Classes (7 LHs)

  • String, StringBuffer and StringBuilder
  • Primitive wrappers and Math
  • I/O classes, interfaces and file I/O
• 8 Laboratory Works

  • Java programs implementing concepts from all course units