Session Details

Week 1, Session 1 — Mon Dec 1

Reading

  1. Syllabus
  2. Install Java, Eclipse, Subclipse

HW Due

  1. none

Topics

  1. Brief course introduction
  2. Getting started with Java

Resources

  1. Slides
  2. Python vs. Java features

Outline

  1. [45 min] Roll Call, Tour of online materials, a few words about the course. Hand out daily quiz
  2. [5 min] Break
  3. [10 min] Java comparison and overview
  4. [15 min] Checkout and run first Java program; introduce and fix errors
  5. [15 min] Factorial program (examine, enter, run
  6. [20 min] Finish daily quiz, begin homework

HW Assigned

  1. Homework 1