Knowledge to get started in Java: -------------------------------------------------- Installing the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Notions of classes and how to create them. Comments Variables (declaring variables, choosing the right type of variable) Data Types Attributes and Methods The tables Buckles Exercises Object Oriented Programming in Java: ----------------------------------------------- Classes/Objects Builders Access Modifiers encapsulation Legacy Polymorphism Abstraction interfaces Data entry by users Collections (ArrayList, LinkedList, HashMap, HashSet) Iterator Exceptions Exercises (developing programs) File Management in Java: ----------------------------------- Create and Write to file read files Delete files Exercises