Introduction
Welcome
What you should know before watching this course
Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started
What is Java?
Downloading the Java IDE (NetBeans)
Flowcharting and UML diagrams
Understanding algorithms
Exploring the IDE
Command-line programming with Java
Creating Java docs

2. Java Basics
Anatomy of a Java program
Understanding data types
Using strings
Understanding arrays
Understanding implicit and explicit conversion
Debugging logic and syntax errors
Using the debugger
Challenge: Simple calculation
Solution: Simple calculation

3. Flow of Control
Understanding basic expressions
Working with decisions
Comparing different types of loops
Using predefined functions
Creating user-defined functions
Using call by value and call by reference
Overloading functions
Challenge: Hospital stay
Solution: Hospital stay

4. Classes and Objects
Creating classes
Instantiating classes
Using encapsulation
Understanding inheritance
Working with polymorphism
Challenge: Movie list
Solution: Movie list

5. Beyond the Basics
Revisiting arrays
Working with two-dimenional arrays
Using ArrayLists
Introducing recursion
Sorting arrays
Searching arrays
Challenge: Groceries
Solution: Groceries

6. File Manipulation
Implementing file operations
Handling errors
Challenge: Loading a file
Solution: Loading a file

7. Graphical User Interface Basics
Frames, events, and event handling
Challenge: GUI
Solution: GUI

Conclusion
Next steps