Java Programming for Humans!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Lecture 1: Welcome to Java for Humans!

Lecture 2: Overview of Java in 3 Easy Steps!

Lecture 3: Notepad++ Installation (Windows)

Lecture 4: Downloading the JDK (Windows)

Lecture 5: Installing the JDK (Windows)

Lecture 6: Setting Environment Variables (Windows)

Lecture 7: Java Setup on Mac OS X

Lecture 8: Java Setup on Linux (Example: Ubuntu)

Chapter 2: Program #1: Hello, World!

Lecture 1: Hello, World! [Code Attached]

Lecture 2: Hello, World! In-Depth: Introduction

Lecture 3: Hello, World! In-Depth: The Class

Lecture 4: Hello, World! In-Depth: The Method

Lecture 5: Hello, World! In-Depth: System.out.println

Lecture 6: Coding Challenge!

Chapter 3: Program #2: Age Calculator

Lecture 1: Arithmetic Symbols

Lecture 2: Creating an Integer (int) Variable

Lecture 3: Performing Basic Arithmetic with Variables

Lecture 4: Changing the Variable

Lecture 5: More Common Data Types

Lecture 6: Code Challenge! #2 (Variables)

Lecture 7: Creating an Age Calculator Program

Lecture 8: Improving the Age Calc: Basic Logic

Lecture 9: Logic Operators and If Statements

Lecture 10: Else Statements

Lecture 11: Finishing the Age Calc [Code Attached]

Lecture 12: Introduction to Arrays & Casting

Chapter 4: Core Concepts 1

Lecture 1: Commenting Your Code

Lecture 2: Precedence

Lecture 3: Operator Shortcuts (a += b, etc.)

Lecture 4: The Magical Escape Character!

Lecture 5: Creating a Template File

Chapter 5: Branching & Looping

Lecture 1: Branching with Switch

Lecture 2: Dealing with Empty args

Lecture 3: Looping with 'while'

Lecture 4: For Loops

Lecture 5: Do While Loops

Chapter 6: Program #3: Functional Calculator

Lecture 1: First Steps to a Functional Calculator

Lecture 2: Writing the Core Code

Lecture 3: Dealing with Argument Input Errors

Lecture 4: Handling Exceptions with 'try' and 'catch' [Code Attached]

Chapter 7: Core Concepts 2

Lecture 1: Creating and Using Arrays

Lecture 2: Casting Variable Data

Lecture 3: Math: Rounding Numbers

Lecture 4: Math: Generating Random Numbers

Lecture 5: Creating Another Method

Lecture 6: Understanding 'Scope'

Chapter 8: Program #4: Tic Tac Toe Game

Lecture 1: Tic Tac Toe Program: Introduction

Lecture 2: Getting User Input with Scanner

Lecture 3: Creating Class Variables and Sub-Methods

Lecture 4: Creating the 'main' and 'drawBoard' methods

Lecture 5: Creating the 'setup' method

Lecture 6: Creating the 'game' method

Lecture 7: Creating the 'oppMove' method

Lecture 8: Creating the 'checkWin' method

Lecture 9: The Final Method + Test Play! [Code Attached]

Lecture 10: Coding Challenge!

Chapter 9: Core Concepts 3

Lecture 1: Working with Multiple Classes

Lecture 2: Instantiating Objects

Lecture 3: Introduction to IDEs

Lecture 4: NetBeans IDE: Overview

Lecture 5: Eclipse IDE: Overview

Lecture 6: Using Visual Studio for Java Programming

Lecture 7: Generating JAR Files

Lecture 8: Turning JAR file into an EXE with JSmooth

Chapter 10: Program #5: The File Guru

Lecture 1: Setting up the FileGuru Class

Lecture 2: Setting up the Actions Class

Lecture 3: The 'list' Method

Lecture 4: The 'read' Method

Lecture 5: The 'write' Method

Lecture 6: Error Handling in FileGuru Class

Lecture 7: Finishing Touches [Code Attached]

Chapter 11: Creating Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)

Lecture 1: Creating a Swing Window

Lecture 2: Swing Buttons

Lecture 3: Grids & Layouts

Lecture 4: Button Events

Lecture 5: Keyboard Interaction

Lecture 6: Mouse Interaction

Lecture 7: Creating Dialog Boxes

Chapter 12: Course Review

Lecture 1: Congratulations!