An Introduction to Programming in Java

Tests:

The third test is scheduled for Friday, April 11th. It will cover the looping statements.

The final examination is scheduled for Tuesday, May 6 at 1:00.

The assignments

Presentations and Examples

Important documents overviewing the course:

Downloads

The Term object in a jar file. In the past we have used this for for console assignments. Stay tuned for more information.
You will need a workable Java development system, run-time environment and class library. This class will use Borland's JBuilder 2005 Foundation which you should download from the following site:

• JBuilder Downloads Page You should click on the JBuilder 2005 Foundation link and then follow the instructions.
• The Java System Development Kit (SDK). There are two versions that are now the "current" one. The older is 1.4.2_02 and may be downloaded at the Sun Java site. This site at Sun allows you to download the SDK. We will not likely need this as JBuilder comes with a version of the Java SDK, but it also allows you to use a more recent version as well. The newest version of the SDK is 5.0 and may be downloaded at the Sun Java site. This version is much more different from previous versions than any previous release.
• Another common interface is: The BlueJ Development environment, which is simpler but not as capable as JBuilder. You do not need this one, but may use it if you desire.
• You should also have the documentation bundle. Which can be downloaded from here.

Other links

Here is the Academic Java Tutorial website.

There is a limited time offer for a good Java book on the web for free. It presumes a knowledge of C or C++. This is Bruce Eckel's Mindview page.

The Chicago Java Users Group also has an authorized mirror of the book here but they seem to lag Eckel by about a version. This is a PDF file, so you need Adobe Acrobat. There is no predicting how long this will stay on the net, though.

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Enter the Programming Land MOO through the web

The Java Web Site

Browse Curt's Java Joint

Borland Home Page

This is Bruce Eckel's page.

Chicago Java Users Group

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