“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can made in a very narrow field.”
- Niels Bohr, Danish Physicist and Nobel Prize winner
| HW Set | LewTube videos | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| - | Getting Started |
- Installing BlueJ - Your first BlueJ Program - Getting user input with JOptionPane - Converting String user input to ints with Integer.parseInt() - Getting user input with Scanner - Changing BlueJ Tabs |
| HW 1 | Fundamentals |
- if statements with ints - if-else statements with Strings - if statements with multiple boolean statements - for loops and arrays - while loops - String ".equals()" method - "==" vs. ".equals() - Arrays and for loops - Arrays and random numbers |
| HW 2 | Class Design |
- Creating classes ("The Big 3") - Zero and multi-argument constructors - JOptionPane.showMessageDialog() - Formatting doubles (controlling precision) |
| HW 3 | Class Methods |
- "getter" and "setter" methods ("The Dynamic Duo") - "processor" methods ("The Brain") - String methods (length(), substring(), compareTo() ) - Static Methods |
| HW 4 | Class Composition |
- Arrays with for and for-each loops - ArrayLists with for and for-each loops - ArrayList methods - ArrayList "for loop removal problem" - MyPod with Arrays - MyPod with ArrayLists - toString() calling toString() |
| HW 5 | 2D Arrays |
- 2D Array of ints and nested for loops - 2D Array of ints and nested for-each loops - 2D Array of objects |
| HW 6 | AP FRQs |
- Class Communication using the "this" keyword |
| HW 7 |
Inheritance and Abstract Classes |
- Why do we need "Inheritance?" - Creating an Inheritance Tree/Hierarchy - Creating abstract classes and methods - Pets (extends, this, super() and super.method() ) |
| HW 8 | Interfaces |
- What is an "interface?" - Comparable interface |
