Object-Oriented Design Topics

• Objects and Classes
• Object-Oriented Design Principles
• Interfaces
• Public interface; private implementation
• An Object-Oriented Design Methodology
• Object-Oriented Analysis
• CRC Cards
• Class relationships
• Recognizing classes and class relationships
• Class Diagrams (UML Lite)
• Class Description Forms
• Programming by Contract
• Preconditions, Postconditions, and Class Invariants
• Inheritance
• Inheritance in design and implementation
• When to use and not to use inheritance
• Polymorphism
• Design of Exception Handlers
• Class Library Design
• Multiple Inheritance and Alternatives (Java Interfaces)
• O-O Frameworks

Java Topics

• Characteristics of the Java Language
• Java Applications and Applets
• Classes and Objects
• Instance vs class methods and variables
• Inheritance and subclasses
• Basic features of the Java Language
• Variables and declarations
• Primitive types and literals; Classes
• Expressions and operators
• Class string
• Object variables as reverences
• new
• grabage collection
• comparing objects
• casting objects
• Arrays
• Control statements
• Class declaration
• Constructors and the finalizer
• Keywords this and super
• Command line arguments for applications
• Applets
• HTML <APPLET> tag
• Java archives
• Passing parameters to applets
• Applet Grahpics, Fonts, and Color
• Java Threads
• Applet Events and Interactivity
• The mouse
• The Keyboard
• The Java AWT
• Labels, Buttons, Check Boxes, Radio Buttons, Choice Menus, Text Feilds and Areas
• Layout Managers
• Handling User Interface Events
• More UI components:  Nested Panels, Scorlling Lists, Scorll Bars, Sliders, Menus
• Access Modifiers:  Public, Package, Protected, Private
• Finalizing Classes, Methods, and Variables
• Abstract Classes and Methods
• Packages
• Interfaces
• Exceptions