• Introduction to GUIs
• Text fields, buttons, simple events
• Another textfield, button simple event example
• An example involving text areas
• Panels and random number generators
• Using timers with GUIs

I will also indicate how much of Petchel can be read with where the basic track is at the moment.
Right now the first four chapters are accessible. (I might post other references too).

• InputTest (basic console input)
• Retirement (while loops)
• Retirement2 (do-while loops)
• LotteryDrawing (for loops and arrays)
• ConstructorTest (object construction)
• EmployeeTest (basic object design)
• ParamTest (method invocation and parameter passing in Java)
• CalendarTest (learning the calendar API)
• ManagerTest (demonstrating inheritance)
• PersonTest (demonstrating abstract classes)
• ArrayListTest (demonstrating arraylists)
• TimerTest (timers and events)

In class we will refer to these programs but we will always write something of our own, and always from scratch.

• Petchel chapter 8: Geometry of Interaction. Rendering Shapes, Text, Images (Part II)
• Petchel chapter 9: Animation Techniques
• Petchel chapter 10: Java Gaming for the Masses: An Actor Class

Reminder: the book is available for free on-line in the IUB Books24x7 OnLine Library.

The code provided in the notes I posted has been:

• tested,
• organized (grouped, along with assets: pictures or sounds, in the same page) and
• cleaned (where necessary)

and is readily available for your examination.

Note that the online book is excellent but discusses the code in fragments and (unfortunately) those code fragments frequently have typos in them.

Hence the notes I post should be just what you need (along with the explanations in the text; the text is still good despite those typos).

• Java Take-Off Step Two: Common(ly used) classes, basic applets.
• Java Take-Off Step Three: Applet basics.
• Java Take-Off Step Four: Listening to your users.
• Java Take-Off Step Five: Rendering Text, Shapes, Images (Part One)

All you have to do is to keep in mind Petchel's book explains everything in these notes.

At this time you really only want to be able to run all programs listed. Just run them and enjoy them.

Today in class we will mostly get to know each other, and start exploring Java, slowly.

Lectures will cover the fundamentals of Java language.

Code in the two books above will be provided and discussed.

You can find the first in the bookstore, the second one is available for free on-line.

The code will be made available here, separately, and as we need to refer to it.