Class Guide: Java Session 1

Week of September 4, 2017

Session Overview

Java is cool! We'll get started with our Integrated Development Environment (IDE) called Netbeans and jump into the Object Oriented (OO) nature of Java, the most well-known and powerful object-oriented programming language in the world.

Learning Objectives

  1. Load Netbeans and create a new project and a new class
  2. Describe the two major characteristics of a java cass: knowing stuff and doing stuff
  3. Edit exiting Java code to accomplish meaningful tasks

Activity 1: Firing up Netbeans

Locate Netbeans on your computer and start it up

Create a new project called firstDayJava

Activity 2: Java Objects

Activity 3: Modeling objects in code

Practice and Extensions

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