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This document provides an overview of an introductory computer programming course covering topics like problem solving, programming languages, Java syntax, data types, operators, control statements, arrays, object-oriented programming, inheritance, packages, graphical user interfaces, exceptions, and strings.

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Computer Programming For IT

This document provides an overview of an introductory computer programming course covering topics like problem solving, programming languages, Java syntax, data types, operators, control statements, arrays, object-oriented programming, inheritance, packages, graphical user interfaces, exceptions, and strings.

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Computer Programming for IT (MIT)

Course Introduction: Problem Solving, Introduction to Programming and Programs, Types of


Languages; An overview of compiler, interpreter and byte code: Compiler vs. Interpreter; Introduction
to Java: Structure of Java Program, Compiling and running a Java program; Lexical issues, keywords,
reserved words: Identifiers, Constants, Literals, Keywords, Reserved words; Data types (Part 1): Data
types and variables, Simple data types, Scope and lifetime of variables; Data types (Part 2): Integers,
Floating point types, Characters, Booleans; Type conversion and casting: Type conversion and casting,
Automatic type promotion in expressions; Operators: Introduction to Strings, Basic arithmetic
operators, Increment and decrement operators, Short circuit operators; Operators, precedence and
association: Precedence and association, Equality and relational operators, Conditional / ternary
operator, Using parenthesis; Control statements: Select statements: If, If / else, Multiple selection
structure; Control statements: Iteration statements: while, do-while, Nested control structures; Control
statements: counter controlled repetition: Counter controlled repetition for; Arrays (part 1): Declaring
array variables, Creating array objects, Changing array elements, Arrays (part 2): Searching; Finding
the maximum and minimum of a numeric array; Finding the sum of the elements of an array and
computing average; Sorting; The length of an array; Arrays(part 3): Multidimensional arrays, Matrix
manipulation; Object Oriented Programming: Introducing objects; Objects’ attributes and behaviours;
Messaging between objects; Concept of classes; Abstraction; Encapsulation; Classes: Defining a class;
Class members; Declaring objects; Object reference variables; Primitive data types and Objects;
Methods: General form of methods; Returning value; Method parameters; Calling a method; Argument
passing; Constructors: Default constructor; Constructor parameters; Methods (2): Overloading
(method and constructor); Using objects as parameters; Returning objects; Concept of static;
Introduction to Inheritance: Overview of Inheritance; Inheritance (2): Super class variable and subclass
object; Using super keyword; Order of constructor calling; Inheritance (3): Method overriding; Dynamic
method dispatch; The Object class; Introduction to Packages: Introduction to Packages; Importing
packages; Access protection; Introduction to GUI: Graphical user interface, AWT controls; Using GUI
controls: Using labels and buttons, Applying check boxes; GUI practical demonstration: Obtaining
values from text fields; Abstract classes, interfaces, adapter classes: Abstract classes; Interfaces;
Adapter classes(in context of listener interfaces); Introduction to Exception: Exception handling
fundamentals; Using try, catch, finally, throws, and throw; Strings in detail: String handling, Character
extraction, String comparison, Concatenation with other data types, Handling with sub-string, Concat
and replacement, String Trimming.

Credit hours/ Marks:- 3


Reference Books
A: Herb Schildt, Herbert Schildt (2002),” Java 2: The Complete Reference”, ISBN: 0072224207
Reference Material :

Alison Moncrieff, Steve Gilmartin, Laura Arendal, Krista Reid-McLaughlin, Lisa Duran, Sybex, “Java 2
Complete”, Sybex Inc., ASIN: 0782124682.

Web Resources http://www.java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/


http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/
http://java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/
http://www.jguru.com/learn/index.jsp

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