Copyright © 2013
Robert W. Hasker

Ch. 1

• Terms like CPU, RAM, Disk
• Java Runtime Environment
• compile, bytecode
• Read book!

Ch. 2

• tracing, breakpoint, run, debug
• algorithms, pseudocode, implementation
• sequence, decision, loop

Ch. 3

• Basic computation: *, /, +, -, double vs. integer, constants
  • Expression: something like x + y * z
  • remainder operator: %
• Types: int, char, double, String
  • floating-point vs. integer
• string constants, character constants
• named constant
• casting
• variable, declaration, initialization, assignment (statement)
• assignment with operator: +=, -=, *=, /=
• input statement, output statement, print statement, prompt
• increment, decrement statements: ++, --
• documentation, comments

Ch. 4

• decision: if, if/else
  • boolean values: true, false
• else matched to closest unmatched if
• Using braces to control code
• indenting to show control
• while: while ( condition ) action

Exercises

• Compute volume of a sphere using 4/3 pi r³
• Compute x^y for double x and integer y
  • Show possible errors
  • Trace by hand
• Read pairs of dice values, count number of throws to get to 7.
  • Could rewrite this using do/while - see book
• Read names until user enters an empty name or presses cancel
  • If user presses cancel, name will be set to special symbol null (indicating no value)
  • Count number of names entered
  • Print "got tired?" if user pressed cancel