COSC 209 - Java

Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lab Hour(s): 0
Credit Hour(s): 3

Covers the use of pre-written Java classes and methods and the development of new classes and methods, and emphasizes program structure and documentation along with algorithm development. Students learn algorithm development, program design, coding, testing and maintenance. Work includes compiling and debugging, input/output, selection statements, and looping statements, and the object-oriented concepts of class hierarchy, abstract data types, inheritance, polymorphism, abstract classes, and exception handling. Finally, students develop graphical user interfaces GUls using Java-supplied classes, and develop and execute several Java Applets on the World Wide Web WWW.

Prerequisite(s): GNET 115 OR MATH 109.