Topic 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
Topic 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
Topic 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
Topic 4. Classes and Objects
Creating classes
Instantiating classes
Using encapsulation
Understanding inheritance
Working with polymorphism
Topic 5: New Topic
Revisiting arrays
Working with two-dimenional arrays
Using ArrayLists
Introducing recursion
Sorting arrays
Searching arrays
Topic 6. Using Generics
Exploring the simplified use of generics
Using underscores in numeric literals
Using strings in switch statements
Topic 7. Using Advanced Class Structures
Using static initializers
Using instance field initializers
Using member classes
Using local inner classes
Using anonymous inner classes
Creating and using enumeration classes
Topic 8. Using the Reflection API
Using the Class class
Instantiating classes dynamically
Navigating inheritance trees
Topic 9. More of the Collections Framework
Managing unordered sets with HashSet
Managing ordered sets with TreeSet
Controlling list order with LinkedList
Peeking and polling with queues
Topic 10. Testing and Advanced Exception Handling
Exploring test-driven development with the assert keyword
Using the finally keyword
Using try-with-resources in Java 7
Defining and throwing a custom exception
Topic 11. Managing Files and Directories in Java 7
Using the Path class
Managing files and directories
Reading and writing text files
Walking the directory tree
Finding files
Watching a directory for file changes
Topic 12. Working with I/O Streams
Reading and writing byte streams
Reading and writing character streams
Using buffered streams
Scanning tokenized text
Topic 13. Working with Multi-threading
Extending the Thread class
Implementing the Runnable interface
Interrupting a thread
Synchronizing threads
