After completing Java 1.2: Using Objects and Arrays the user should be able to:

	Store information in arrays
	Create and describe objects
	Create an inheritance hierarchy
	Create and use methods

Storing Information with Arrays

	Defining an array
	Creating arrays
	Using arrays
	Multidimensional arrays
	Workshop: Array of prizes indeed

Creating Your First Object

	How object-oriented programming works
	Objects in action
	What objects are
	Understanding inheritance
	Building an inheritance hierarchy
	Converting objects and simple variables
	Workshop: Creating an object

Describing What Your Object Is Like

	Creating variables
	Creating class variables
	Creating behavior with methods

Inheriting Methods from Other Classes

	Similar methods with different arguments
	Constructor methods
	Class methods
	Variable scope within methods
	Putting one class inside another
	Using the this keyword
	Workshop: Using class methods and variables

Inheriting Methods from Other Classes

	The power of inheritance
	Using the standard Java classes
	Overloading and overriding
	Using this and super in a subclass
	Workshop: Creating a subclass

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to practice programming in Java
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills even if they don't have access to a Java 2 Software Development Kit
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	Java 1.2: Writing Java Programs (JVVC01)
	Java 1.2: Java Programming Basics (JVVC02)

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