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Java programming class

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cpals

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Hey all,

I'm taking Introduction to Programming (Java) this semester and my teacher really seems to have no clue. This is only my second class, but so far we've learned what a command prompt is and how to type in notepad and I'm still as lost about how to program Java as ever. I feel that I may have to learn this stuff on my own without any help from the teacher and was wondering what a good starting place would be for someone with NO knowledge of programming of any kind. Any websites, books, etc...

I appreciate any help and the help of my fellow lost classmates. 😉
 
Is this a college course? If so, you may need to read the textbook (if you have one) anyway since class time does not really allow much time for details. Also, doing small problems in the textbook helps (at least for me most of the time).

About alternative textbooks, try searching archived messages in these forums since there are some great recommended books about learning Java there. I hope this helps.
 
Bruce Eckel provides free downloads of his Thinking in Java book, and it's considered to be a good Java tutorial and reference. It's about 1-1/2 years old now and so it won't cover the "latest and greatest" additions to the Java JDK, but since you're just learning the basics now you probably don't want to know about the fancy stuff yet anyway.

It's been a long time (6 years) since I first worked with Java -- at least you now have plenty of books available to learn from! 🙂
 
What does the course description & syllabus say?
If this is an "Intro to Computer Programming" class, it might be reasonable to spend a class or two on basic familiarization. But it ought to pick up quickly.
Find out what your add/drop dates are and be prepared to jump ship (either to another section, or dropping the class entirely) if things aren't looking up.
I'm assuming this is a college course.
 
Originally posted by: ergeorge
What does the course description & syllabus say?
If this is an "Intro to Computer Programming" class, it might be reasonable to spend a class or two on basic familiarization. But it ought to pick up quickly.
Find out what your add/drop dates are and be prepared to jump ship (either to another section, or dropping the class entirely) if things aren't looking up.
I'm assuming this is a college course.
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It's the professor's first semester with the university and he's from Poland. Nothing against Polish people, but he's hard to understand and he is also not accustomed to how the school works and the class is supposed to go. He thought that we had already done some programming before and was suprised the prereq for the class was only Intro to Computers (learning Word, Excel, etc).

The bad part is that he's the only one teaching this class and it's a requirement for my major (CIS). Oh well, I'll see what happens.

 
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