Week 1
Lesson 1
Arrays
Arrays give us the ability to store a lot more data in one location. We can create lists of grades, lists of names, etc. AND with for loops, we can cycle through each element with ease!
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Multi-Dimensional Arrays
Now that we have mastered working with Arrays, let's create something that can store more complex data like what you might see in a spreadsheet or a grid.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Multi-Dimensional Arrays, Part 2
The same way we would use loops to cycle through (or 'process') single dimension arrays, we can do the same thing with multi-dimensional arrays.
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Object Oriented Programming - Creating Classes
Many programming languages focus on the idea of Object Oriented Programming (OOP), where the focus is creating 'objects' that can solve problems, or be used in solving problems. We start looking at how Java handles creating these objects.
 Week 5
Lesson 5
OOP - Constructors, Destructors, Inheritance, Polymorphism
More about Object Oriented Programming. Specifically setting objects to have constructors and destructors (for setup and cleanup) and how to start giving objects functionality - the ability to do things.
 Week 6
Lesson 6
OOP and more!
Finishing up the discussion of OOP, we jump back and relate the power of objects to other ways to store data... while planning for the next big project.
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Final Project
Let's put ALL our new-found knowledge of Java programming and smash it all into one... big... project!