Java Programming

Java Programming

EG 3116 CT (Elective)

                                                                                   Total: 7 hours /week

Year: III                                                                Lecture:  4 hours/week 

Semester:  V                                                                                                                                                               Practical: 3 hours/week

Course Description:

This course covers different concepts of computer programming using Java programming language. The course covers ideas of programming including comments, data type, operators, variables, constants, control statements, arrays, classes and objects, inheritance and interfaces, packages, exception handling, and input/output.

Course Objective:

The main objective of this course is to 

•       Introduce Java programming environment

•       Explain programming elements using Java

•       Describe object-oriented programming concepts, interfaces, and packages

•       Handle exception and input/output

Course Contents:

Unit	Topics	Contents	Hours	Methods/ Media	Marks
1	Introduction to Java	1.1. Java As a Programming Platform 1.2. The Java “White Paper” Buzzwords 1.3. A Short History of Java 1.4. Writing Simple Java Programs	(7 hrs.)
2	Fundamental Programming Structures	2.1. Writing Comments 2.2. Basic Data Types 2.3. Variables and Constants 2.4. Operators 2.5. Type Casting 2.6. Control Flow 2.7. Arrays	(15 hrs.)
3	Objects and Classes	3.1. An Introduction to ObjectOriented Programming 3.2. Using Predefined Classes 3.3. Defining Your Own Class 3.4. Static Fields and Methods 3.5. Method Parameters 3.6. Object Construction 3.7. Packages	(15 hrs.)
4	Inheritance and Interfaces	4.1. Classes, Super classes, and Subclasses 4.2. Polymorphism 4.3. Dynamic Binding 4.4. Final Classes and Methods 4.5. Abstract Classes	(12 hrs.)

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Unit	Topics	Contents	Hours	Methods/ Media	Marks
		4.6. Access Specifies 4.7. Interfaces
5	Exception Handling	5.1. Dealing With Errors 5.2. Catching Exceptions 5.3. try, catch, throw, throws, and finally	(7 hrs.)
6	Input/output	6.1. Input/output Basics 6.2. Console Input and Output 6.3. Reading and Writing Files	(4 hrs.)
7	Laboratory Work:	7.1 Write simple programs 7.2 Write programs using different operators, comments and data types. 7.3 Write programs using control statements and arrays 7.4 Write programs using concepts of classes, inheritance, interface, and packages. 7.5 Write programs using file handling, input/output, and exceptions	45 hrs

Recommended Books:

a.     Core java Volume I – Fundamentals, Ninth Edition, Cary S. Horstmann and Gary Cornell

b.     Java: The Complete Reference, Ninth Edition, Herbert Schildt

c.     Effective Java, Third Edition, Joshua Bloch

d.     Head First Java, 2^nd Edition, Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates

 

             

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