Learn Java from Scratch

This course demystifies the foundations of Java procedural programming, helping absolute beginners learn Java from scratch.

Beginner

14 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

This course demystifies the foundations of Java procedural programming, helping absolute beginners learn Java from scratch.

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This course includes

60 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

This course includes

60 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

Course Overview

This course focuses exclusively on teaching Java to beginners and demystifies procedural programming, grounding every new concept in the hands-on project it gradually builds with the course. You will begin this course by understanding built-in input and output methods and then move on to user-defined methods. Moreover, you’ll learn about basic data types and their application. This will be followed by an introduction to the various structures of programs you can write: sequential, selective, and iterative....Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Java

Programming Language

Learn To Code

What You'll Learn

An understanding of procedural Java programming

The ability to solve computational problems with a coding mindset

The ability to debug Java code

Hands-on experience in building your first Java project

What You'll Learn

An understanding of procedural Java programming

Course Content

Introduction to Java and Programming Concepts

This chapter presents foundational Java programming concepts, emphasizing methods, input, output display, and practical application through a project.

You Are Hired for a Java Project Method of a Java Program Compute and Output Input and Assign to Variable Project: Attempt 1

User-Defined Methods and Data Types

This chapter emphasizes arithmetic operations, user-defined methods, error debugging, and practical projects, enhancing Java programming skills.

Arithmetic Operators and Data Types User-Defined Methods Recover from Errors Project: Attempt 2

Program Structures and Calculating Game

This chapter emphasizes using comparison operators, conditionals, and loops in Java, so the course project requirements could be completed.

Comparison and Logical Operators Programs That Can Compare Programs That Can Loop Java Project: Delivered Wrap Up

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