Summer 2022: Programming in Java

Logistics

• Class Timings: Wednesdays and Fridays 8:45 am - 10:45 am (1^st and 2^nd slot)
• Classroom: R68 (Seminar Hall Building)
• Lab Timings: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10:45 am - 12:45 pm (3^rd and 4^thslot)

Course Overview

• As per the Delhi University Course Guidelines

Lectures

Lecture	Topic	Lecture Slides	Readings
Lecture 01 (08/04/22, 20/04/22)	Introduction: History of Java, Java Features, First Sample Program, Java Virtual Machine(JVM) Architecture.	1.pdf	Chapter 1 (R1)
Lecture 02	OOPs Principles: Object, Class, Encapsulation, Abstraction, Inheritance, Polymorphism.	2.pdf	Chapter 2 (R1)
Lecture 03	Data Types, Variables, Arrays, Operators, Control Statements: The Primitive Data Types(Integers, Floating-Point Types, Characters, Booleans). Variables and their scope and lifetime. Type Conversion and Casting. Arrays (One-dimensional Arrays, Multidimensional Arrays) declaration, initialization, and usage. Operators (Arithmetic, Increment and Decrement, The Bitwise Operators, Compound Assignments, Relational Operators, Ternary Operator, Operator Precedence). Control Statemetns (Selection Statemetns-if, switch, Interation Statements - for, while, and do-while. The Enchanced For Loop (For-Each Loop). Jump Statements (break, continue, return).	3.pdf	Chapter 3,4,5 (R1)
Lecture 04	Introducing Classes: Class Fundamentals, Declaring Objects, Introducing Methods, Constructors(Default, No-argument, Parameterized), The this keyword, Garbage Collection, The finalize( ) Method.	4.pdf	Chapter 6 (R1)
Lecture 05	A Closer Look at Methods and Classes: Overloading Methods, Automatic Type Conversions in Method Overloading. Overloading Constructors. Using Objects as Parameters. Copy Constructor. A Closer Look at Argument Passing(Call-by-Value, Call-by-Reference). Returning Objects. Recursion (Base Condition, Progressive Approach). Introducing Access Control (public, private, protected, default (package-private)). Understanding Static(static variable, methods, and blocks). Introducing Final. Nested and Inner Classes (how to define and use an inner class). Exploring the String Class. Using Command-Line Argument. Varargs: Variable-Length Arguments(self-study)	5.pdf	Chapter 7 (R1)
Lecture 06	Inheritance: Inheritance Basics. Types of Inheritance in Java. A simple example of Inheritance(Single Inheritance). Member access and Inheritance, A more practical example. A Superclass Variable Can Reference a Subclass Object. Using super. Using Super to Call Superclass Constructors. Creating a Multilevel Hierarchy. When Constructors are Executed? Method Overriding. Method Overriding vs Overloading. Dynamic Method Dispatch. Why Overridden Methods? Applying Method Overriding. Using Abstract Classess. Using final with Inheritance. Using final to Prevent Overridding. The Object Class.	6.pdf	Chapter 8 (R1)
Lecture 07	Packages and Interfaces: Introduction to Packages. Defining a Package. Package Example. Finding Packages and CLASSPATH. Access Protection. An Access Example. Importing Packages. Introduction to Interfaces. Defining an Interface. Implementing Interfaces. Accessing Implementations Through Interface References. Partial Implementations. Nested Interfaces. Applying Interfaces. Variables in Interfaces. Extending Interfaces. Default Interface Methods. Multiple Inheritance Issues. static Methods in an Interface.	7.pdf	Chapter 9 (R1)
Lecture 08	Exception Handling: Exception Handling Fundamentals(five keywords:try, catch, throw, throws, finally). Exception Types. Uncaught Exception.Using try and catch. Displaying a Description of an Exception. Multiple catch Clauses. Nested try Statements. throw. throws. throw vs. throws. finally. final vs. finally vs. finalize. Java’s Built-in Exceptions. Hierarchy of Java Exception Classes. Creating your own Exception Subclass	8.pdf	Chapter 10 (R1)
Lecture 09	Java I/O and File Handling: I/O Stream Basics, Byte Stream and Character Stream, The Predefined Stream, Reading Console Input, Writing Console Output, Reading and Writing Files, Try-with Resources [ Self Study ]	9.pdf	Chapter 13 (R1)
Lecture 10	Event Handling, Introducing the AWT: Working with Windows, Graphics and Text, Using AWT Controls, Layout Managers, and Menus: The AWT class hierarchy. The Delegation Event Model. Events, Event sources, Event classes, Event Listeners, Relationship between Event sources and Listeners. Creating GUI applications using AWT.	10.pdf + Book Reading + Online Tutorials.	Chapter 24,25,26 (R1)
Lecture 11	Introducing Swing, Exploring Swring: online	Book Reading + Online Tutorials]	Chapter 24,25,26 (R1)

Assignments and Tests

Home Assignments

• Home Assignment (HA) No. 1"

Class Assignments

• Assignment No. 1
• Assignment No. 2

Tests and Quizes

• Test 1
• Quiz 1
• Test 2
• Quiz 2

Resources

• R1: Schildt, H. (2018). Java: The Complete Reference. 10th edition. McGraw-Hill Education.
  
• Additional R1: Balaguruswamy, E. (2014). Programming with JAVA: A Primer. 5th edition. India: McGraw Hill Education.
• Additional R2: Horstmann, C. S. (2017). Core Java - Vol. I – Fundamentals (Vol. 10). Pearson Education.
• Additional R3: Schildt, H., & Skrien, D. (2012). Java Fundamentals - A Comprehensive Introduction. India: McGraw Hill Education.
  
• Web 1: The Java™ Tutorials [1]
• Web 2: Java T Point Tutorial [2]
• Web 3: NTU notes on Java [3]

Course Running Status (Completed)

Unit/Chapter	Topic	Status	Remarks
1	The History and Evolution of Java	Running
2	An Overview of Java
3	Data Types, Variables and Arrays
4	Operators
5	Control Statements
6	Introducing Classes
7	A Closer Look at Methods and Classes
8	Inheritance
9	Packages and Interfaces
10	Exception Handling
11	IO and File Handling
12	Event Handling and AWT
13	Introducing Swing, Exploring Swing