After completing Java 1.1: 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

A Closer Look at Methods

	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 Development Kit
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	Java 1.1: Writing Java Programs (JAVC01)
	Java 1.1: Java Programming Basics (JAVC02)

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