Why Learn Java?

Java is a general-purpose, versatile and popular programming language. It's great as a first language because it is concise and easy to read, and it is also a good language to have in any programmer's stack as it can be used for everything from web development to software development and scientific applications.

Take-Away Skills:

This course is a great introduction to both fundamental programming concepts and the Java programming language. By the end, you'll be comfortable programming in Core Java.

This Course is the first of a series of courses that make up the Core Java Specialization. The Core Java Specialization, in turn, is part of a series of programming specializations and designed to provide the skill set necessary to be hired as an IT developer using Java in many corporate environments. This course includes hands-on practice and will give you a solid knowledge of the Java language. After completing this course, you will be able to identify Java’s benefits, program in basic Java syntax using Java data types, and incorporate branches and loops. The audience for this course: - Anyone interested in learning Java - Programmers - Technical Managers - Application Developers

Topics Covered:

Module-1: Java Fundamentals

• Basic Java Program

• Compile and run a Java program

• Understanding console output

• Java Variables and Data Types

• Java Operators

• Conditional statements

• Loops

• Break and continue

• Arrays

• Single Dimensional array

• Double Dimensional array

• String Class

• String methods

Module-2: Java OOPS Concepts

• Classes and Objects

• Java methods

• Passing parameters to the methods

• Call by value and call by reference

• Java Constructor

• Method Overloading

• Constructor Overloading

• this keyword

• Static variables and methods

• Java Inheritance

• Method Overriding

• super keyword

• final keyword

• Java Interfaces

• Java Packages

• Access Modifiers

• Exception Handling

• Array List

• Hash Map

• JDBC