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General Information

Lecture: 11:00am - 12:20pm, Tue. & Thu., GACB 105
Instructor: Dr. Jeff Lei, ylei@cse.uta.edu, 531 ERB, 817.272.2341, Office Hours: 10:00am - 11:00am, Tue. & Thu.
TA: Charles Gatz, charles.gatz@mavs.uta.edu, 405 ERB, Office Hours: TBA, Mon. & Wed.
Class Communication: cse1325@listserv.uta.edu

Prerequisite

CSE 1320: Intermediate Programming.

Course Description

Object-oriented programming is one of the most important programming paradigms in modern software development. Java is one of the most widely used object-oriented programming languages. The objective of this course is to introduce the fundamental concepts, principles, methods, and techniques of object-oriented programming using Java.

The topics covered in this course can be largely divided into two parts. The first part is focused on the foundation of object orientation. It covers the basic OO concepts, including objects, classes, object interaction, collections of objects, encapsulation, cohesion and others. The second part covers the more advanced topics, including inheritance, abstract classes, interface, exception handling, OO design and analysis, and others. This course will also cover several topics related to ensuring the quality of object-oriented programs such as testing, debugging, refactoring, and design patterns.

Lecture notes will be posted below as they become available. (The notes are made from the slides provided by the textbook authors with necessary modifications.)

1/18/11: Course Admin., Softare Engineering
1/20/11: Objects and Classes
1/25/11: Understanding Class Definitions

Textbook

D. Barnes and M. Kolling, Objects First With Java: A Practical Introduction Using BlueJ, Prentice Hall, ISBN-10: 0136060862, ISBN-13: 978-0136060864.

Reference

D. Skrien, Object-Oriented Design Using Java, McGraw-Hill, 2009, ISBN: 978-0-07-297416-4.

Grading

Tentatively, the final grade will consist of the following components. The instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary.

Homework assignments - 10%
Project - 20%
Midterm Exam - 30%
Final Exam - 40%

Homework

01/20/2011: Exercises 1.9, 1.31. Due Date: 1/27/2011 (by beginning of class).

Resources

Textbook Website
The Source for Java Developers
Java API
Java Coding Convention
Java Doc
JUnit

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