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Beginning to Program With the Java[tm] Programming Language

( WJ-1102-90 )

Course Description

The Beginning to Program With the Java[tm] Programming Language course is designed for students with little or no programming experience who want to begin learning to program using the Java programming language. This course takes an indepth look at two of the fundamental concepts of every Java program: variables and datatypes. Students taking this course can receive a solid basis in the Java programming language upon which to base continued work and training. ObjectTool, a new teaching tool developed by Sun[tm] Educational Services, is used throughout the course to help the learner more readily understand the syntax and semantics of the language.

Course length: 3-4 hours

This course requires a JavaScript[tm] enabled browser and a Java 1.3 Runtime Environment (or the latest version).

Course details
id: WJ-1102-90
subscription duration: 90 days
list price: $ 85.00

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Languages Offered

This course is currently available in English only.

Who Can Benefit

Students who can benefit from this course are individuals who have basic mathematical, logical, and analytical problem solving skills and who want to begin learning the Java programming language. These students are encouraged to have had some programming experience, whether with a scripting language such as PERL or a third-generation language (such as Basic or C) prior to attending this course. These students include: Technical writers, Web developers, technical managers, and individuals with a technical, non-programming background, such as system administrators Novice programmers, and those programmers who prefer to start learning the Java programming language at an introductory level

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

Create programs using a procedural language such as C or a scripting language such as PERL

Create and edit text files using a text editor

Use a World Wide Web (WWW) browser

Solve logic problems

Describe the concept of a variable

Execute commands using a command-line interface

Skills Gained

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

Use primitive data types to store data within variables

Demonstrate object-oriented reuse principles through the use of object references

Related Courses

Before: WJ-1101: Introduction to the Java[tm] Programming Language

After: WJ-1103: Using Decision and Looping Constructs With the Java[tm] Programming Language

After: WJ-1104: Implementing Intermediate Java[tm] Programming Language Concepts

After: WP-1203: Advanced Object-Oriented Programming

After: SL-275: Java[tm] Programming Language

Course Content

Module 1: Declaring, Initializing, and Using Variables Back To Top

Identify the use the syntax for variables

List the eight Java programming language primitive data types

Declare, initialize, and use variables and constants according to Java programming language guidelines and coding standards

Modify variable values using operators

Use promotion and type casting

Module 2: Creating and Using Objects

Declare object references, instantiate objects, and initializing object references

Use a class (the String class) included in the Java Software Developer's Kit (SDK)

Use the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE[tm]) API documentation to learn about other class libraries