Week 1: Java basics/Cafe basics: Compiling, debugging, libraries, multi-file code.

• Lectures:
  • Introduction
  • Software Concepts
• Reading
  • Chapters 3 and 4 from D&D
• Lab:
  • Setting Up Cafe
  • Graphics

Week 2: Computer Language basics: primitives, operators, statements, methods.

• Lectures:
  • Primitives

• Reading
  • Chapters 5 from D&D
  • Chapters 6 and 7 from D&D
  • Class Notes: Java Basics
• Lab:

Week 3: Object creation/internal representation: Point, segment, curve, shape, group.

• Code: RandomSquares.zip
• Code: SnakeText.zip
• Ziiping/unzipping files
• Creating a web page
• Inserting an applet on a web page

• Assignment:
  • Assignment 1
  • Code for assignment1 (Half way there!)

Week 4: Transformations: Matrices, translation, rotation, scaling, reflection.

Week 5: Transformations: Matrices, translation, rotation, scaling, reflection.

• Readings
  • Multiple classes (point, segment, shape, group)
  • Standard Transformations (move, rotate, scale)
• Code
  • Code for multi classes with transformations
• Assignment

Week 6: User interface: UI elements, graphics methods.

• Selecting on a grid of shapes (for Assign 3)

Week 7: File I/O: DXF read/write.

Week 8: Image representation: pixel maps, basic image operations.

+ Mouse Events: Animation, simple animation: Threads, loops.

Week 9: Splines - Networking: Bezier curves and Client-Server schemes.

Week 10: Morphing

• Readings
  • Morphing
• Code
  • Mophing.zip

Useful links:

• How to(useful code)
• Java official site
  • Tools
  • Classpath
  • jar
  • javadoc