Java Programming Basics

LESSON 1

How to write Java syntax and create variables

• Discover the basic idea behind programing.
• Write your first Java program.
• Use variables to store and retrieve information.

LESSON 2

Using Methods and Conditional Statements

• Use if-else statements and switch-case statements.
• Write Java programs to tackle any decision making scenario.

LESSON 3

How to create functions

• Create functions in Java.
• Declare methods with input arguments and return types.
• Call the functions you create.

LESSON 4

How to Create Loops

• Use for and while loops to iterate over a block of code.
• Learn how to write nested loops.
• Use 2D arrays to store and retrieve information.

LESSON 5

IntelliJ and Debugging

• Learn how to install and use the IntelliJ Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
• Use the IDE to find and solve problems in code.

LESSON 6

The World of Objects

• Learn how to create classes and objects and use them in programs
• Discover the purpose of constructors, fields and methods
• Learn how to use access modifiers to set your classes to public or private

LESSON 7

User Interaction

• Learn how to accept user input at runtime
• Learn how to pass user input to be stored for access later
• Build a program that a user can interact with

LESSON 8

Inheritance

• Understand the core OOP concepts of encapsulation, polymorphism and inheritance
• Learn how to use interfaces to extend and add features to classes
• Experiment with overriding methods and the `super` keyword to access methods