EECS 285: Practical Programming in Java

Fall 2021

Introduction to the Java language, with graphical user interfaces and mobile programming in Java. Build an object-oriented game simulator, a playable graphical game, and an Android application.

See the syllabus for all the details.

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Day	L#	Lecture Topic	Deadline
Wed 1 Sep	L01	Introduction and Basic Java
Wed 8 Sep	L02	Classes and Objects
Wed 15 Sep	L03	Enums and Inheritance	Quiz 1 (L02, L03) open Wed 15 Sep 8pm - Sun 19 Sep 8pm Project 1 due Fri 17 Sep 8pm
Wed 22 Sep	L04	Inheritance and Polymorphism
Wed 29 Sep	L05	Arrays and Exceptions	Quiz 2 (L04, L05) open Wed 29 Sep 8pm - Sun 3 Oct 8pm
Wed 6 Oct	L06	Interfaces, Nested Classes, and GUIs	Project 2 due Fri 8 Oct 8pm
Wed 13 Oct	L07	GUIs II	Quiz 3 (L06, L07) open Wed 13 Oct 8pm - Sun 17 Oct 8pm
Wed 20 Oct	L08	GUIs III and Design Patterns
Wed 27 Oct	L09	Generics and Collections	Quiz 4 (L08, L09) open Wed 27 Oct 8pm - Sun 31 Oct 8pm
Wed 3 Nov	L10	Input and Output	Project 3 due Fri 5 Nov 8pm
Wed 10 Nov	L11	Android	Quiz 5 (L10, L11) open Wed 10 Nov 8pm - Sun 14 Nov 8pm
Wed 17 Nov	L12	Android II	Project 4 setup due Mon 22 Nov 8pm
Wed 1 Dec	L13	Android III	Quiz 6 (L12, L13) open Wed 1 Dec 8pm - Sun 5 Dec 8pm
Wed 8 Dec	L14	Threads and Unit Testing	Project 4 due Fri 10 Dec 8pm