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Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software

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Duke University

Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software

2157 ratings

Course 1 of 4 in the Specialization Object Oriented Programming in Java

Learn to code in Java and improve your programming and problem-solving skills. You will learn to design algorithms as well as develop and debug programs. Using custom open-source classes, you will write programs that access and transform images, websites, and other types of data. At the end of the course you will build a program that determines the popularity of different baby names in the US over time by analyzing comma separated value (CSV) files. After completing this course you will be able to: 1. Edit, compile, and run a Java program; 2. Use conditionals and loops in a Java program; 3. Use Java API documentation in writing programs. 4. Debug a Java program using the scientific method; 5. Write a Java method to solve a specific problem; 6. Develop a set of test cases as part of developing a program; 7. Create a class with multiple methods that work together to solve a problem; and 8. Use divide-and-conquer design techniques for a program that uses multiple methods.

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Introduction to the Course

Welcome to “Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software”! We are excited that you are starting our course to learn how to write programs in Java, one of the most popular programming languages in the world. In this introductory module, you will get to meet the instructor team from Duke University and have an overview of the course. Have fun!

Introduction to the Course2:41

Resources to Help You Succeed1:48

Tips for Learning Programming1:44

Using Forums: How to Ask for Help Effectively3:49

Object Oriented Programming with Java Specialization2:26

Meet the Instructors

Owen Astrachan
Professor of the Practice
Computer Science
Robert Duvall
Lecturer
Computer Science
Andrew D. Hilton
Associate Professor of the Practice
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Susan H. Rodger
Professor of the Practice
Computer Science

Hi, I'm Elizabeth.

I'm part of the instructor team here at Duke University.

Before you get started with this course, I want to make sure you're aware of some

important resources and give you some tips for doing well.

The assignments in this course will be programming exercises,

so you'll practice writing code.

Anything labelled programming exercise here in the course content is

an assignment and contains instructions to help you write your own program.

When you finish writing your code,

there will be a practice quiz where you can check if your program works properly

by comparing your results to answers provided by the instructors.

I also want to show you the course site dukelearntoprogram.com.

You can see we have a page for

each course and a page for frequently asked questions about the specialization.

This has everything from certificates to the software we use in the course.

If you go back to the home page and select the course you are working on,

you'll get to that course's main page.

So I'm using Course 2 here as an example.

What I want to point now are Project Resources, Documentation, and

the Frequently Asked Questions page.

Project Resources is where you can download code to follow along with

the video lectures or to begin the assignments.

Documentation has a summary of the Java methods you'll learn in this course.

This is useful if you forget the name of a method, or

if you want to find out if there's a Java method to accomplish a particular task.

It's not an exhaustive list of all Java methods,

it's just a summary of the most useful ones for this course.

Finally, the Frequently Asked Questions, or

FAQ page, contains questions specific to this course.

For questions about the specialization as a whole, click this link up here.

So hopefully this video has given you and idea of how the course is structured and

what resources you'll need to know about.

If you have any feedback about how we can make this resources more useful to you,

please let us know in the discussion forums on Coursera.

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