0.3 Jbs1050-a roadmap

Table of contents

• Preface
• Discussion
  • A small taste of OOP
  • Programming fundamentals
  • Self-assessment tests
  • More advanced material
  • Essence of OOP
  • The Java Collections Framework
  • Java sound
• Miscellaneous

Preface

This module is part of a collection titled Accessible Objected-Oriented Programming Concepts for Blind Students using Java . The module provides a roadmap for blind students to navigate through a large numberof (mostly) accessible Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) modules for the purpose of learning OOP using Java. (If you discover accessibility problems in those modules, please let me know and I will try to fix them.)

Discussion

A small taste of OOP

By studying the following three modules, you have already gotten a small taste of what OOP is all about:

• Jbs1000-Getting Started
• Jbs1010-Objects and Encapsulation
• Jbs1020-Classes

Now it's time to jump in with both feet and really learn what OOP is all about. The purpose of this module is to provide a roadmap to help you navigatethrough a large number of (mostly) accessible Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) modules for the purpose of learning OOP using Java.

Programming fundamentals

You should begin by studying the following modules on Programming Fundamentals . These modules assume that you are starting from ground zero with no programming knowledge. If you already havesome programming knowledge, you may be able skip some of these modules, or at least work through them very quickly. One good way to confirm the level of your programmingknowledge is to work through the self-assessment tests that I will discusslater.

• Jb0103 : Preface to Programming Fundamentals
• Jb0105 : Java OOP: Similarities and Differences between Java and C++
• Jb0110 : Java OOP: Programming Fundamentals, Getting Started
• Jb0110r : Review
• Jb0115 : Java OOP: First Program
• Jb0120 : Java OOP: A Gentle Introduction to Java Programming
• Jb0120r : Review
• Jb0130 : Java OOP: A Gentle Introduction to Methods in Java
• Jb0130r : Review
• Jb0140 : Java OOP: Java comments
• Jb0140r : Review
• Jb0150 : Java OOP: A Gentle Introduction to Java Data Types
• Jb0150r : Review
• Jb0160 : Java OOP: Hello World
• Jb0160r : Review
• Jb0170 : Java OOP: A little more information about classes
• Jb0170r : Review
• Jb0180 : Java OOP: The main method
• Jb0180r : Review
• Jb0190 : Java OOP: Using the System and PrintStream Classes
• Jb0190r : Review
• Jb0200 : Java OOP: Variables
• Jb0200r : Review
• Jb0210 : Java OOP: Operators
• Jb0210r : Review
• Jb0220 : Java OOP: Statements and Expressions
• Jb0220r : Review
• Jb0230 : Java OOP: Flow of Control
• Jb0230r : Review
• Jb0240 : Java OOP: Arrays and Strings
• Jb0240r : Review
• Jb0250 : Java OOP: Brief Introduction to Exceptions
• Jb0260 : Java OOP: Command-Line Arguments
• Jb0260r : Review
• Jb0270 : Java OOP: Packages
• Jb0280 : Java OOP: String and StringBuffer
• Jb0280r : Review
• Jb0290 : The end of Programming Fundamentals

Self-assessment tests

Earlier I mentioned the availability of a set of self-assessment tests. If you already have some programming knowledge, you should take the following testsbefore beginning the Programming fundamentals material to assess the level of your knowledge. That will help you decide which, if any, of the Programming fundamentals modules you need to study.