***ABOUT***
This course will take students through all the basics and essentials of the Java Programming Language, while also teaching students about coding norms, concepts and paradigms. No previous knowledge is required. We will be using BlueJ as our IDE (Integrated Development Environment). Please make sure to download it before the first class.

**STRUCTURE**
This course will be broken up into eight sessions that build off of each other, so coming to class is important. I will focus on teaching students to recognize and understand structures and patterns, rather than just having them memorize lines of code. There will not be homework, but students will have about 15 minutes or more each class to do some solo coding and practice applying what they’ve just learned.

***CURRICULUM***
We will cover the following topics each week:
　Week 1
　　Hello World
　　Escape Characters (\)
　　Variables (int, double, String)
　Week 2
　　User Input
　　Operators
　　Casting
　Week 3
　　If Statements
　　% Operator
　　== vs String.equals
        Variables (boolean)
　Week 4
　　While Loops
　　Do-While Loops
　　Break and Continue
　Week 5
　　For Loops
　　Arrays
　Week 6
　　For Loops Continued
　　Nested Loops
　　Scope
　Week 7
　　Methods
　　Parameters
　　Return
　Week 8
　　An Overview of Classes and Objects


I'm excited to learn Java with you! Feel free to message me with any other questions!