AP Computer Science: Java Dr. Massoud Ghyam
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Dr. Massoud Ghyam currently teaches several Computer Science courses at the University of Southern California (Ed.D). In the Educator Java series, Dr. Ghyam covers Java Syntax, Object Oriented Programming, Program Analysis, Data Structures, and Search Algorithms. By coupling his programming experience and interest in learning through technology, Dr. Ghyam guides you through both understanding the fundamental programming concepts and mastering the art of effective coding. Quick summaries of important concepts, common mistakes, and coding examples underneath each video complete this exemplary course.

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Course Details

Section 1: Introduction to Programming
	Introduction to Java			32:57
		Intro		0:00
		Process of Programming		0:07
		Computer Systems		0:38
			Hardware
			Software (System and Applications)
			Users
		Object Oriented Programming		3:57
			Classes
			Data Hiding
			Encapsulation
			Inheritance
		Procedural Programming		7:05
			Sub-Programs
			Top Down and Bottom Up Design
			Data Passing and Processing
		Key Benefits of java		9:56
			Platform Independence
			Object Oriented
			Threading
			Networking
			Distributed Computing
		Using Java		13:44
			Application
			Applet
			Embedded Code
		Defining and Running Java Programs		15:53
			Software (Editor, Compiler, Interpreter)
			Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
		Simple Application		19:12
			Hello World
		Compiling		21:34
			Source File
			Imported Objects
			Compiler
			Bytecode
		Executing Applications on the Command Line		23:10
			Bytecode
			Interpreter
		Creating, Compiling, and Running a Program		24:25
		Applets		25:25
			HTML
			Applet Viewer
		Java File Structure		29:39
			Source File
			Bytecode Files
			HTML Files
Section 2: Java Syntax from the Ground Up
	Java Syntax			34:57
		Intro		0:00
		Primitive Data Types		0:13
		Numeric Data Types		4:00
			Double
			Float
			Long
			Int
			Short
		Character Data Type		5:14
			char
		Boolean Data Type		8:20
			True and False
		Unicode Formats		10:25
			ASCII
			Plain Text
		Comments		15:26
		Reserved Words		18:17
			Import
			Class
			Private
		Identifiers		23:17
			Variables and Constants
		Declaring and Initializing Variables		25:28
			Data Type
		Constants		33:31
			Static Final
	Operators			51:20
		Intro		0:00
		Operators		0:32
			Arithmetic Operations
			Modulus/Remainder
			Combo Operators
			Increment and Decrement
		Assignment Statements		7:14
			Memory Space
		Unary Operators		11:05
		Arithmetic Operators		14:12
		More Operators		24:10
			Increment and Decrement
		Mixed/Similar Mode of Operation		29:29
		Type Conversion (Cast)		31:54
		Relational Operators		35:30
		Boolean Operators		37:37
			Truth Table
		Operator Precedence		43:30
		Examples		44:29
	Statements			49:20
		Intro		0:00
		Java Statements		0:27
			Assignment Statement
			Semi-colon
		Statements and Expressions		4:25
		Arithmetic Expressions		9:58
			Integer Arithmetic
			Integer Division
			Real Number Arithmetic
		Operator Precedence		10:52
			Changing Precedence
		Storing Data to Primitive Data Types		18:38
			Assignment Operator
			Storing Using =
			Reading an Input Value
		Input Output		20:49
			Console Input/Output
			Graphical User Interface
			String
		Reading Numeric Values		37:44
			Numeric Wrapper Classes
		Complete Simple Program		42:41
	Control Statements			55:36
		Intro		0:00
		Control Statements		0:10
			Comparison Operators
			Relational Operators
			Logical Operators
			If Else
			Boolean Data Type
			Displayed, Compared, Assigned
			Compound Statements
			Simple Statements
		One Way Selection		17:53
			No Else Expression
			Decision Maker
			Action Statement
			Verify Data
			Find Exception
		Examples		24:11
		If Else Statement		27:21
		Nested If		32:00
		Multi-Alternative		37:33
		Switch Statement		44:33
	Loop Statements			41:32
		Intro		0:00
		While Loop		0:11
			Example
		Counter Controlled While Loops		10:36
			Example
		Sentinel Controlled While Loops		15:35
			Example
		For Loop		20:31
			Example
		Do While Loop		31:22
			Example
		Nested Loop		35:34
			Example
	Recursion			33:17
		Intro		0:00
		Recursion		0:10
			Tail Recursion, Tail-End Recursion
			Advantages
			Disadvantages
			Base Case
			Recursive Step
		Factorials		4:28
		Java Methods		7:24
			Header
			Body
			Return Statement
		Method Declarations		11:39
			Modifiers
			Return Type
			Method Name
			Parameter List
			Exception List
			Method Body
		Method Example		13:14
		Factorial Problem		19:47
		Complete Example		22:35
		Arithmetic Series Example		30:10
Section 3: Object-Oriented Programming in Java
	Classes and Objects			40:05
		Intro		0:00
		Object Oriented Programming		0:23
			Class
			Variable Declaration
			Methods
			Object
		Encapsulation		2:31
			Instantiation
		Computer Memory		3:28
			Garbage Collection
		Objects		6:41
			Behavior
			State
			Identity
			Instance Variable
			Message Passing
			Method Call
			Private Data Member
			Public Member Methods
		Unified Modeling Language (UML)		9:18
		Visibility		11:32
			Private Visibility
			Public Visibility
			Protected Visibility
		Example		14:26
		Classes and Objects		18:34
			Design Example
			Class Structure
			Class Template
			Class Hierarchy
			Employee Class
	Using Objects			38:27
		Intro		0:00
		Employee Objects		0:25
			Declare and Instantiate
			Mutator Methods
			Accessors
			toString Method
		Assignment		16:43
		Types		21:50
			Primitive Type
			Reference Type
			Null Value
			Null Pointer Exception
		Constructor		29:13
			Default Constructors
			Examples
	Methods			38:27
		Intro		0:00
		Structure		0:32
			Return Statement
			Void Type
			Data Type
		Formal and Actual Parameters		5:46
			Arguments
			Position and Type
		Local Variables		12:24
		Helper Methods		15:02
		Scope and Lifetime of Variables		18:44
			Global Variables
			Local Variables
		Block Scope		26:50
		Example: Methods		32:19
		Example: Parameter Passing		38:05
		Static Variables/Classes/Methods		48:27
	Inner Classes			18:26
		Intro		0:00
		Overview of Inner Classes		0:44
			Static Member Classes
			Member Classes
			Local Classes
			Anonymous Classes
		Examples		7:11
	Compositions			29:51
		Intro		0:00
		Using Compositions		0:38
		Example: Date		2:55
		Example: Person		11:42
	Inheritance			39:39
		Intro		0:00
		Terminology		2:13
			Root
			Subclasses
			Object
			Superclass
			Descendants
		Example: Employee		5:27
		Class Header		33:56
		Variables		34:39
			Protected Methods
			Constructors
			Super
	Interface			21:57
		Intro		0:00
		Java Interfaces		1:35
			Methods and Constants
			Implements Clause
			Abstract Methods
		Classes vs Interfaces		3:45
			Instance/Class Variables
			Instance/Class Methods
			Public Instance Methods
			Named Constants
			Specification
		Example: Interface		6:29
		Summary		20:04
	Platform			57:30
		Intro		0:00
		System and User		0:09
			String and Characters
			Numeric Classes
			Numbers and Math
			Dates and Times
			Input and Output Streams
			Vectors
			Swing Class
		String Class		1:24
			Comparing, Searching, Extracting, Copying
			Concatenation
			toString
		Examples: Strings		10:21
		Math Class		17:23
			Basic Numeric Operations
			Examples
		Numeric Class		24:52
			Wrapper Class
			Primitive Type
			Float, Integer, Double, Long
			Examples
		Class Date		31:07
			Universal Time (UTC)
			Java Virtual Machine
		I/O Streams		35:23
			Input Source
			Output Destination
			File Lines Reader
			Buffered Reader
		Scanner Class		44:28
			Tokens
			Example: Reading Numbers
		Vector Class		48:24
			Dynamic Array
			Constructors
			Examples
		Swing Class		53:56
			Examples
	Arrays			29:45
		Intro		0:00
		Java Syntax		0:27
			Element
			Index
			One Dimensional Array
			Two Dimensional Array
		Declaring an Array		2:18
			int
		Accessing Array Components		4:57
			Index
			Array Subscripting Operator
			Example
		Example: Array Sort		18:17
		Two Dimensional Array		23:33
			Loops
			Example
	Packages			32:13
		Intro		0:00
		Destroying and Finalizing Objects		0:16
			Allocated Memory
			Automatic Garbage Collection
			Finalize Method
		Creating and Using Packages		5:44
			Types
			Fundamental Classes
			Bundled Classes
			Using Package Members
		Naming Conventions		17:40
			Class and Interface
			Methods and Variables
			Constants
		Documentation Comments		23:04
			Doc Tags
			Javadoc
Section 4: Analysis of Programs
	Program Analysis, Part I			34:18
		Intro		0:00
		Correctness		0:52
			Testing
			In Isolation
			Boundary Cases
			Integration Testing
			White Box Testing
			Black Box Testing
		Debugging		11:18
			Syntax Errors
			Logical Errors
			Run Time Errors
			Debuggers
		Error Handling		16:51
			Defensive Programming
			Classes
		Exceptions		22:48
			Run Time Exception
			Arithmetic Exception
			Illegal Argument Exception
			Illegal State Exception
			Index Out of Bounds Exception
			Null Pointer Exception
			Unsupported Operation Exception
		Fixing Exceptions		28:58
			Try Catch Statement
	Program Analysis, Part II			44:30
		Intro		0:00
		Program Complexity and Efficiency		0:18
			Time, Resources, Coding
			Complexity Analysis
			Sum Method
			Execution Time
		Big-O Notation		8:59
			Example
			Bubblesort Method
		Common Big-O Values		27:38
			Examples
		Complexity		41:57
			Best Case
			Worst Case
			Average Case
Section 5: Additional Data Structures
	Linked List			52:51
		Intro		0:00
		Java Syntax		0:09
			Linked List
			Node
		Types of Lists		2:39
			Singly Linked List (slist)
			Doubly Linked List
			Circular Linked List
		Objects		8:56
			Reference
		Adding to a Linked List		14:54
			List Pointer
			New Link
		Traversing a Linked List		21:00
			Reference
			Second Pointer
		Deleting from a Linked List		23:44
		Example: Class Node		29:13
		Tracing		34:55
		Review		36:20
			Example: Add Method
			Example: Add Helper Method
			Example: Traverse
			Example: Traverse Iteratively
			Example: Find
			Example: Delete First
	Stacks			22:09
		Intro		0:00
		What is a Stack?		0:29
			Top
			Last In First Out (LIFO)
			Push
			Pop
		Creating a Stack		5:27
			Vector
			One Dimensional Array
			Node
			Data Field
			Linked List
			Null
		Stack Operations		8:20
			Push
			Pop
			Top
			Is Empty
			Is Full
		Examples		14:21
	Queue			24:19
		Intro		0:00
		What is a Queue?		0:13
			First In First Out (FIFO)
			Head
			Tail
		Creating a Queue		3:55
			One Dimensional Array
			Vector
			Array Index
			Linked List
			Node
			Data Field
			Front
			Rear
		Queue Operations		7:42
			Empty
			peekFirst
			peekLast
			Pull
			Push
			removeFirst
			removeLast
			Search
		Java Queue		13:57
			Add
			Offer
			Remove
			Poll
			Element
			Peek
		Examples		16:05
	Trees			43:52
		Intro		0:00
		Binary Tree		0:49
			Node
			Root Node
			Sub-Trees
			Parent
			Child
		Binary Search Tree		3:01
			Example: Search
		Binary Search Tree Operations		13:14
			Preorder Traversal
			Postorder Traversal
		Binary Search Tree Examples		28:25
	Priority Queue and Heap			19:58
		Intro		0:00
		Priority Queue		0:31
			Abstract Data Type (ADT)
			Element
			Peek
			Associative Array Mapping
			Priority
		Priority Queue Interface		6:05
		Priority Queue Examples		8:17
		Heap		10:13
			Complete Binary Tree
			Heap Order Property
		Heap Examples		13:36
	Maps and Sets			19:54
		Intro		0:00
		What is a Map?		0:26
			Dictionary Class
			Collection Views
			HashMap
			TreeMap
			LinkedHashMap
		Map Interface		2:18
		Map Example		5:16
		What is a Set?		10:13
			Collection
			HashCode
		Set Interface		12:09
		Set Example		14:21
Section 6: Algorithms
	List Operations			26:27
		Intro		0:00
		Container Traversal		0:27
			Explicit Traveral Operations
			Cursors
			Method Parameters
			Iterators
		Explicit Traversal Operations		4:03
			outputELements
			findIndex
			sumOfElements
			capitalizeElements
		Cursor Traversals		6:53
			Container with Cursor
		Enumerations		12:43
			hasMoreELements
			nextElements
			NoSuchElementException
			Example
		Iterators		17:52
			Remove Method
			IllegalStateException
			Example
	Searching			48:26
		Intro		0:00
		Sequential Search		0:23
			Sorted List
			Unsorted List
			Algorithm
			Variations
			Example
		Binary Search		12:46
			Iteration
			Linear Search
			Array Midpoint
			Loop
			Examples
		Search Using Hashing		31:25
			Key
			Hash
			Examples
	Sorting, Part I			20:23
		Intro		0:00
		Bubble Sort		1:16
			Scan List
			Examples
		Insertion Sort		10:22
			Nearly Sorted
			Worst Case
			Best Case
			Expected Search
			Inversions
			Examples
	Sorting, Part II			20:23
		Intro		0:00
		Quicksort		0:12
			Examples
			Complexity Analysis
			Implementation
			Stack
			Recursively
		Mergesort		15:00
			Recursive Divide and Conquer
			mergeSortHelper
			copyBuffer
			Examples
		Heap Sort		28:15
			Heap
			Complexity Analysis
			Examples