Java Programming

Course Description

To the students,

This course is designed for the students who want to learn Java programming without any experiences before. We will start with the very beginning of program design and the fundamental concepts of how the programs execute the instructions. You are expected to be capable to implement your idea with Java independently after 30 hours of lectures. Furthermore, I wish you could learn other programming languages without suffering from starting over.

Enjoy your coding time.

• Textbook
  • Learning Java, Patrick Niemeyer and Daniel Leuck, 4/e, 2013
• References
  • Java
    • Introduction to Java Programming: Comprehensive Version, Y. Daniel Liang, 10/e, 2014
    • Beginning Java 8 Fundamentals, Kishori Sharan, 2014
    • Java: The Complete Reference, Herbert Schild, 9/e, 2014
    • Effective Java, Joshua Bloch, 2/e, 2008
    • Java Performance: The Definitive Guide, Scott Oaks, 2014
  • Data structures and algorithms
    • Data Structures and Problem Solving Using Java, Mark Allen Weiss, 4/e, 2010
    • Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis, Clifford A. Shaffer, 2013 (online resource)
  • Object-oriented design
    • Object-oriented Analysis and Design with Applications, Grady Booch, Robert A. Maksimchuk, Michael W. Engle, Bobbi J. Young, Jim Conallen, and Kelli A. Houston, 3/e, 2007
  • Eclipse
    • Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE), Oracle
    • Eclipse IDE for Java Developers, Eclipse
  • Additional readings
    • 為什麼要學各種程式語言, NiwaSho Lin, 2012.11.21
    • 資深開發者給後輩的七個 Coding 學習心得, TechOrange, 2013.11.29
    • 大企業都在用哪些程式語言？圖解程式語言編年史, T客邦, 2013.12.16
    • 如何成為一個偉大的開發者？, TechOrange, 2014.6.20
    • 前蘋果高層史丹佛畢典演講：想換工作，別在辦公室等著別人幫你下決定, TechOrange, 2014.7.7
    • 沒神奇公式和捷徑，這11步驟就是成為頂尖Coder的必備條件, TechOrange, 2014.7.9
    • 高生產力工程師的兩個特徵：聰明、懶惰, INSIDE, 2014.7.14
    • 笑傲「演算法」江湖的獨孤九劍, INSIDE, 2014.8.14
    • Google工程師親授：菜鳥開發者一定要投資的十大標的, TechOrange, 2014.9.17
    • 在美國，寫什麼程式收入最高？答案是：Java, T客邦, 2014.10.9
    • 我們之前說錯了嗎？Coding 竟不是新世代必備能力, TechOrange, 2015.2.6

The major topics covered in the short course, time permitting, are listed below for your reference.


• Overview of Java: installation, Java Virtual Machine
• Data types, variables, arrays
• Operators
• Control statements: selections, loops
• Classes and objects
• Object-oriented programming (OOP) paradigm: encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism
• Interfaces and generic
• Exception handling
• File I/O
• GUI programming using Swing
• Multi-threaded programming

Lecture Notes [ 247, 250 ]

1. 2015.2.2
2. 2015.2.3
3. 2015.2.4, bisection (Assume f(x) = x ^ 3 - x - 2. Use the bisection algorithm to find the approximate solution for f. It could be 1.5213797064498067 for [a, b] = [0, 4].)
4. 2015.2.5
5. 2015.2.6 (Thanks to Allan Sung)
6. 2015.2.9 - String, 2015.2.9 - advClass (Thanks to Allan Sung)
7. 2015.2.10 - Exception (Thanks to Allan Sung)
8. 2015.2.11 - File I/O, 2015.2.11 - GUI (Thanks to Allan Sung)
9. 2015.2.12 - GUI, 2015.2.12 - Multi-threading (Thanks to Allan Sung)
10. 2015.2.13, solution

Sample Codes

As a beginner, avoid to copy but write the code on your own.

• bisection.java
• randomMatrixMain_OO.java

Grading Policy

1. Programming Assignments (40 points)
2. Final Exam (60 points)

You will get the certificate for this course if you acquire more than 60 points in total.