Basics of Programming («JVP»)

1 Introduction

• Java History
• Java

2 Coding

• Truth value
• Integer
• Decimal number
• Character
• Text

3 Simple application

• Program
• Program entry
• Source file
• Program compilation
• Program call
• Program argument
• Program output
• Program comment
• Program exit

4 Data types

• Value type versus reference type
• Value range
• Literal
• Memory management

5 Variables

• Vocabulary and identifiers
• Declaration and initialization
• Block and scope

6 Arrays

• Representation
• Declaration
• Construction
• Length
• Access
• Initialization
• Enumeration

7 Compound types

• Declaration
• Access

8 Operators

• Assignment operation
• Arithmetic operation
• Concatenation operation
• Comparison operation
• Logic operation
• Conditional operation
• compound operation
• Evaluation sequence

9 Branches

• Types
• Condition structure
• Alternative structure
• Multiple selection
• Case differentiation

10 Loops

• Types
• Pre-check loop
• Post-check loop
• Counting loop
• Collection loop

11 Object orientation

• What is an object?
• What is an attribute?
• What is an operation?
• What is a message?
• What is a parameter?
• What is an argument?
• What is a class?
• Modeling

This course is aimed at budding programmers and users who want to learn the basics of programming and intend to learn the Java programming language later.

Minimum: Good general knowledge of computer operation under Windows, Mac or Unix. No programming experience is necessary.