generic and object-oriented design and programming using java and the jcf
This is a course in the syntax and semantics of Java, with special attention to the development of well-designed generic and object-oriented programs using the Java Collections Framework (JCF).
It will cover various Java features: association, aggregation, composition, inheritance, cloning, dynamic binding, abstract methods, abstract classes, interfaces, and reflection, as well as various JCF components: containers, container adapters, iterators, algorithms, and function objects.
It has the following unique characteristics:
- 40 contact hours spread over 6 weeks.
- 25 hours of outside-of-class program development to substantially improve retention.
- Exposure to pair programming to develop skills of collaboration.
- Critiques of the programming projects.
- A Web site created specifically for the class with many programming examples and other resources.
- A mailing list for the class to allow and encourage interaction outside of class, even after the class has terminated.
pedagogy
Teaching will be based on a combination of:
- lecture
- discussion
- examples
- in-class exercises
- out-of-class programming puzzlers and projects
Estimates of the required effort to assimilate the material are:
- 10 hours of studying
- 25 hours of programming
- 5,000 lines of Java code
audience
Software developers and technical managers.
prerequisites
Substantial programming experience. Knowledge of C/C++ helpful.
books
Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition
David Flanagan
O'Reilly & Associates, 2005
ISBN 0-596-00773-6
instructor
Glenn Downing did his undergraduate work at Purdue and Illinois and his graduate work at MIT, Stanford, and Texas. He teaches in the Department of Computer Sciences and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, and in industry.
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