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Java Tutorial for Complete Beginners

Learn to program using the Java programming language
Rating: 4.3 out of 5 (84,769 ratings)
1,467,173 students
Created by John Purcell
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Java Tutorial for Complete Beginners
Rating: 4.3 out of 5 (84,769 ratings)
1,467,173 students
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Learn to program in Java

Requirements

  • Basic fluency with computers
Description

Learn to program in the Java programming language. This course assumes no prior programming knowledge, just a desire to learn to program.

Who this course is for:
  • Anyone who wants to learn Java
Course content
9 sections • 74 lectures • 16h 9m total length
  • Introduction and Installation
    09:39
  • What Java Is and How It Works
    12:38
  • Getting a Job and What to Study After Completing Basic Java
    18:59
  • How To Get The Most Out Of This Course
    09:25
  • A Hello World Program
    04:46
  • Using Variables
    07:53
  • Strings: Working With Text
    09:21
  • While Loops
    07:15
  • For Loops
    09:28
  • "If"
    12:26
  • Getting User Input
    08:52
  • Do ... While
    08:05
  • Switch
    06:52
  • Arrays
    09:46
  • Arrays of Strings
    08:39
  • Multi-Dimensional Arrays
    13:06
  • Classes and Objects
    11:44
  • Methods
    11:05
  • Getters and Return Values
    10:31
  • Method Parameters
    15:00
  • Setters and "this"
    10:58
  • Constructors
    10:18
  • Static (and Final)
    19:46
  • String Builder and String Formatting
    19:43
  • The toString Method
    11:06
  • Inheritance
    14:09
  • Packages
    14:03
  • Interfaces
    19:15
  • Public, Private, Protected
    19:57
  • Polymorphism
    10:04
  • Encapsulation and the API Docs
    11:17
  • Casting Numerical Values
    11:16
  • Upcasting and Downcasting
    13:54
  • Using Generics
    12:40
  • Generics and Wildcards
    17:50
  • Anonymous Classes
    08:56
  • Reading Files Using Scanner
    12:55
  • Handling Exceptions
    16:23
  • Multiple Exceptions
    12:11
  • Runtime vs. Checked Exceptions
    08:49
  • Abstract Classes
    12:58
  • Reading Files With File Reader
    17:26
  • Try-With-Resources
    11:12
  • Creating and Writing Text Files
    06:20
  • The Equals Method
    17:21
  • Inner Classes
    16:33
  • Enum Types: Basic and Advanced Usage
    19:20
  • Recursion: A Useful Trick Up Your Sleeve
    17:26
  • Serialization: Saving Objects to Files
    21:17
  • Serializing Arrays
    14:42
  • The Transient Keyword and More Serialization
    16:14
  • Passing by Value
    21:30
  • ArrayList: Arrays the Easy Way
    09:58
  • Linked Lists
    13:56
  • HashMap: Retrieving Objects via a Key
    09:57
  • Sorted Maps
    12:02
  • Sets
    15:54
  • Using Custom Objects in Sets and as Keys in Maps
    11:20
  • Sorting Lists
    21:29
  • Natural Ordering
    19:35
  • Queues
    18:17
  • Using Iterators
    09:25
  • Implementing Iterable
    18:55
  • Deciding Which Collection to Use
    14:24
  • Complex Data Structures
    21:52
  • Eclipse Shortcuts
    13:12
  • Getting a Job Extended Version: What you need, a strategy for finding work, and my story.
    30:30
  • Ten Tips for Improving Your Coding
    05:48
  • Debugging in Eclipse
    15:36
  • Lambda Expressions
    31:55
  • Basic Java Programming: Test Your Knowledge
    00:33
  • Recommended Books
    00:21
  • Source Code
    00:03
  • Bonus
    00:37

Featured review

Francis Sougué
Francis Sougué
28 courses
13 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 57 months ago
Perfect. Universities have been postponing classes here because of nationwide protests so I've been using this course to catch up on Java I'm supposed to be taking, and it has been a seamless experience so far. Teacher is clear and concise and has a nice way of explaining things. Didn't expect this high of a quality from a free course. Thank you!

Instructor
John Purcell
Software Development Trainer
John Purcell
  • 4.3 Instructor Rating
  • 157,546 Reviews
  • 2,068,602 Students
  • 15 Courses

  After working as a software developer and contractor for over 14 years for a whole bunch of companies including CSC, Proquest, SPSS and AT&T in the UK and Netherlands, I decided to work full-time as a private software trainer. After spending four years in the beautiful city of Budapest, Hungary and a year in Berlin, I now live in my home town of Derby, UK.