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This computer science course covers advanced OOP strategies, including polymorphism, abstract classes, super keyword, exceptions, generics, sorting and searching algorithms.
This course is for anyone interested in taking a first-level computer-programming course, particularly those who attend a school that does not provide a similar class.
We are looking forward to helping you explore this exciting new world!
- Polymorphism
- super keyword
- Abstract classes and methods
- Exceptions
- try-catch-finally structure
- throws keyword
- Handled and unhandled exceptions
- ArrayLists
- Generics
- Big-O notation
- Algorithm analysis
- Searching
- Sorting
Prerequisite
Some basic algebra needed. Students should have taken:
Syllabus
Unit Name or Timeframe: Polymorphism (3 weeks)
- Polymorphism and the relationship of parent and child classes
- Calling parent constructor and casting with super keyword
- Abstract class and interfaces and the use of late binding
- Abstract methods
Unit Name or Timeframe: Exceptions (1 weeks)
- Generic Exception class
- Arithmetic, ArrayIndexOutOfBounds, NullPointer, ClassCast, IllegalArgument
- The try-catch structure
- The throws keyword
- Handled vs unhandled exceptions
Unit Name or Timeframe: Dynamic data structures (3 weeks)
- Use List reference and by extension the ArrayList classes
- Generics
- Traversals, insertions, deletions
- Swap operations
- Bubble sort, Selection sort, Insertion sort and Merge sort
- Binary search and Linear search
- Big-O Notation and algorithm analysis
Instructors
Sunil Prabhakar
Professor of Computer Science
Purdue University
Debbie Perouli
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Marquette University
Phil Sands
K-12 Outreach Coordinator for Computer Science
Purdue University
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Purdue University is a world-renowned, public research university that advances discoveries in science, technology, engineering and math.
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