1. Introduction ● Course title: – Advanced programming using Java – Object oriented programming in Java ● Textbooks – Thinking in Java 3 rd edition, electronic version freely available at www.bruceeckel.comwww.bruceeckel.com – Applying UML and Patterns: An introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and the Unified Process by Craig Larman, an electronic copy will be shared.

2. Evaluation policy ● Mid-term and Final examinations ● 8 programming assignments ● One final project – Will be assigned after midterm – Should be finished by the end of semester – It is a team-based project. Think of making team of 3 persons

3. IDE and other tools ● JDK (java development kit) 1.4.2 (java.sun.com) ● JDK documentation (java.sun.com) ● Eclipse IDE (www.eclipse.org) – A tool for writing and executing java programs ● ANT build utility – A tool that is used for automating build process of an application ● JUNIT – A tool and framework for making unit tests