Java Programming 2 (JP2)

Timetable

Course runs in Semester 1 (weeks 1-11)

Slides from the lectures are made available on this web page for browsing. Please do not print the .pdf files, which

would be wasteful of resources. Spare copies of printed lecture handouts are available outside the teaching office

(F141 in Lilybank Gardens).

The Java API is here

Lecture no.	Lecturer	Date	Topic(s) covered
1	RWI	26/09	Introduction; first Java programs
2	RWI	28/09	Java fundamentals
3	RWI	03/10	Console input and output
4	RWI	05/10	Control structures
5	RWI	10/10	Classes in Java
6	RWI	12/10	More on classes in Java
7	RWI	17/10	More on classes: static methods / variables; shallow / deep copying
8	RWI	19/10	Class parameters; packages; Javadoc Javadoc illustration: Date.java Date.html
9	RWI	24/10	Arrays in Java
10	RWI	26/10	Programming with arrays; searching and sorting; enum types
11	RWI	31/10	Programming case study: Mastermind
12	RWI	02/11	Inheritance
13	RWI	07/11	More on inheritance; access modifiers; class Object
14	RWI	09/11	Polymorphism; abstract classes
15	RWI	14/11	Exceptions
16	RWI	16/11	More on exceptions; testing and debugging; use of a debugger (demo)
17	RWI	21/11	File input and output
18	RWI	23/11	The ArrayList; generics
19	RWI	28/11	Interfaces
20	RWI	30/11	Programming case study: the Stable Marriage algorithm
21	RWI	05/12	Introduction to GUIs I
22	RWI	07/12	Introduction to GUIs II

Degree exam (May): 50% of marks. The May 2008 exam paper is here. And model answers are here.
Lab exam (December): 30% of marks.
Class test (January): 20% of marks.