Introduction

It is one of the bigger introductory courses around on the subject of programming methodology. It maintains its focus on engineering of computer applications with an emphasis on modern software engineering principles. There is also emphasis on programming styles and various aspects of importance of JAVA language. It is an excellent option for people looking for an excellent understanding of programming even if they do not have any prior experience in the field. The only prerequisite for this course is dedication to studying it.

 Why you should take this course?

This course has something of everything related with computer programming. It offers a chance to learn about the various aspects of programming. JAVA is one of the main topics of discussion. It offers a chance to apply some good software principles in JAVA and learn much about the programming language in the process.

Who will benefit from this course?

It is a course that people ranging from social scientists to hardcore technologists can take. It is a great course in general for people looking to get a grip of programming belonging from any field of study.

Table of Contents

- Problem solving with Karel
- Understanding JAVA
- Boolean expressions.
- Pseudorandom numbers.
- The acm.graphics package.
- The JAVA strings.
- Debugging strategies.
- Graphical User Interfaces.
- JAVA collections framework.
- Large-scale data structures.
- Algorithmic Analyses.

Author Bio

Mehran Sahami is an Associate Professor at Stanford University where he holds the Associate chair for the Computer Science department. Sahami lead the course redesign in the computer sciences at Stanford and converted the courses from large core to small core with specialization tracks. He was previously a senior research scientist at Google and has also maintained an association with Epiphany, Inc., as a Senior Engineering Manager. Mehran holds a PhD degree from the Stanford University.