Section 1 - Getting Started

• Object-Oriented Fundamentals
  • Programming Paradigms
  • Why Java?
• Java Basics
  • Built-in data types, arrays and references
  • Comments, keywords, I/O streams
  • Built-in operators and control constructs
  • Dynamic Memory Allocation
  • Java Methods
  • Java Strings

Section 2 - Classes and Objects

• Class Design
  • Fields, Access Control, Constructors
  • Method Overloading
  • Static Methods
• Extending Classes
  • Method Overriding
  • Using final and super
• Abstract Classes and Methods
  • Dynamic Binding
  • Polymorphism

Section 3 - Working with Classes

• Using instanceof
• Interfaces
• Exceptions
  • Exception Objects
  • throw points, throws clause
  • try, catch, and finally

Section 4 - The Graphical User Interface

• Components and Events
  • The Event Model
• Component and Event Types
  • Mouse Events and Listeners
• Adapters and Inner Classes

Section 5 - Layout Managers and Applications

• Layout Managers
  • FlowLayout and BorderLayout
  • GridLayout, CardLayout, and GridBagLayout
• Applications
  • Frames and Window Events
• MenuBars and Menus

Section 6 - Threads

• Thread States
• Extending the Thread class
• Thread Priorities
• Implementing the Runnable interface
• Threads in Applets
• Using synchronized

Appendix

Bibliography