• The relationship between Java and other languages
• Downloading, installing and configuring the Java environment on a Windows system
• Java technologies such as Java EE, Java ME, Embedded Java SE
• Key features of the technology and advantages of using Java
• Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• Thinking in objects
• Defining the problem domain
• Identifying objects and recognizing the criteria for defining objects

• Defining classes
• Identifying the components of a class
• Creating and using a test class
• Compiling and executing a test program
• Working with Primitive Variables
• Declaring and initializing field variables
• Describing primitive data types such as integral, floating point, textual, and logical
• Declaring variables and assigning values
• Using constants
• Using arithmetic operators to modify values

• Declaring and initializing objects
• Storing objects in memory
• Using object references to manipulate data
• Using JSE Javadocs to look up the methods of a class
• Working with String and StringBuilder objects
• Using operators and decision constructs
• Using relational and conditional operators
• Testing equality between strings
• Evaluating different conditions in a program and determining the algorithm
• Creating IF and IF/ELSE constructs
• Nesting and chaining conditional statements
• Using a switch statement
• Creating and using Arrays

• Using a FOR loop to process an Array
• Creating and initializing an ArrayList
• Using the import statement to work with existing Java APIs
• Accessing a value in an Array or an ArrayList
• Using the args Array

• Creating WHILE loops and NESTED WHILE loops
• Developing a FOR loop
• Using ArrayLists with FOR loops
• Developing a DO WHILE loop
• Understanding variable scope

• Creating and invoking a Method
• Passing arguments and returning values
• Creating static methods and variables
• Using modifiers
• Overloading a method

• Using inheritance
• Using types of polymorphism such as overloading, overriding, and dynamic binding
• Working with superclasses and subclasses
• Adding abstraction to your analysis and design
• Understanding the purpose of Java interfaces
• Creating and implementing a Java interface
• Handling errors
• Understanding the different kinds of errors that can occur and how they are handled in Java
• Understanding the different kinds of Exceptions in Java
• Using JavaDocs to research the Exceptions thrown by the methods of foundation classes
• Writing code to handle Exceptions
• Advanced Java Course

• Generic classes and type parameters
• Type inference (diamond)
• Collections and generics
• List, set and Map
• Stack and Deque

String manipulation with StringBuilder and StringBuffer