
Download android studio and the JDK, check your computer meets the minimum specs, then install the JDK followed by Android Studio to start developing Android apps.
Create a new Android Studio project, place a button and a TextView, and write a click method that updates the text using the TextView reference.
Learn to declare variables in Java, choose data types such as string and numbers, and use for loops with logging to the Android console.
Learn booleans and if statements in Android development by building a tip calculator, using true/false values, comparison operators, and else logic to handle user input.
Create a tip calculator app demo that shows the final product and how it works, teaching core Android concepts and UI elements like selecting a meal and calculating a tip.
Build an android tip calculator app by using edit text, spinner, and button, and populate a breakfast, lunch, and dinner list with an array adapter.
Build a tip calculator that assigns 10%, 15%, or 20% for breakfast, lunch, and dinner using a tip percentage, parsing user input to a double, and updating on click.
This course teaches the fundamentals of Android development. In less than one hour, you will learn how to download Android studio, set up the JDK, and build a real Android app. I will teach you basic programming concepts so that you can start making your own apps. At the end of the hour, you will use the skills you learned to build a tip calculator app. I hope you decide to take his course and start learning to program. See you in class!