Java



Introduction to Java

  • Overview of Java: History, features, applications, and comparison with other programming languages.
  • Java Development Kit (JDK): Installation, configuration, and environment setup.
  • Java Virtual Machine (JVM): Understanding bytecode, garbage collection, and memory management.
  • Java programs: Structure, syntax, and compilation process.
  • Primitive data types: Integers, floats, characters, booleans, and their operations.

Operators and Control Flow

  • Arithmetic, relational, logical, and assignment operators.
  • Control flow statements: Conditional statements (if-else, switch), loops (for, while, do-while).
  • Nested loops and conditional statements.
  • Break and continue statements.

Arrays and Strings

  • Declaring and initializing arrays.
  • Accessing and modifying array elements.
  • Multidimensional arrays.
  • String class and its methods.
  • String manipulation techniques.

Classes and Objects

  • Object-oriented programming concepts: Encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction.
  • Defining classes and objects.
  • Constructors and methods.
  • Inheritance: Subclasses, superclasses, and method overriding.
  • Polymorphism: Method overloading and operator overloading.

Exceptions and Error Handling

  • Exception handling mechanism: try-catch block, finally block, throw keyword.
  • Common exceptions in Java.
  • Custom exceptions.

Interfaces and Packages

  • Defining and implementing interfaces.
  • Abstract classes and their use.
  • Packages: Organization and access modifiers.
  • Importing packages.

Collections Framework

  • Introduction to collections: ArrayList, LinkedList, HashMap, HashSet, etc.
  • Adding, removing, and iterating over elements.
  • Searching and sorting collections.
  • Collections utilities.

File Input/Output

  • Reading and writing data to files.
  • Buffered streams and character streams.
  • Serialization and deserialization.

Threads and Multithreading

  • Understanding threads and multithreading.
  • Creating and managing threads.
  • Synchronization and concurrency control.
  • Inter-thread communication.

Java GUI Programming

  • Introduction to Java GUI basics.
  • AWT and Swing components: Buttons, labels, text fields, etc.
  • Layout managers and event handling.
  • Building simple GUI applications.

Advanced Topics (Optional)

  • JDBC and database connectivity.
  • Networking and sockets.
  • JavaServer Pages (JSP) and servlets.
  • JavaFX for advanced GUI development.
  • Java reflection and annotations.

Additional Resources:


Books:
"Head First Java" by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates
"Effective Java" by Joshua Bloch
"Clean Code" by Robert C. Martin

Online courses:
Java Programming Masterclass by Tim Buchalka on Udemy
The Complete Java Developer Course 2.0 by ZTM Academy on Udemy
Java Programming for Beginners by University of Helsinki on MOOC.fi

Websites:
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
https://www.javatpoint.com/
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/java/index.htm

Note: This is a sample course content for Java. The specific content and depth may vary depending on the target audience and learning objectives.