Java Tutorial

Chapter 1: Introduction to Java


1.1 History and Features of Java

1.2 Java Virtual Machine (JVM), JRE, and JDK

1.3 Java Program Structure

1.4 Compiling and Running Java Programs

1.5 IDEs for Java Development (Eclipse, IntelliJ, NetBeans)

 

Chapter 2: Basics of Java Programming


2.1 Variables and Data Types

2.2 Type Conversion and Type Casting

2.3 Operators: Arithmetic, Relational, Logical, Bitwise

2.4 Input and Output (Scanner Class)

2.5 Control Statements: if, else, switch

 

Chapter 3: Loops and Arrays


3.1 Looping Statements: for, while, do-while

3.2 Break and Continue

3.3 One-dimensional Arrays

3.4 Multidimensional Arrays

3.5 Array Manipulation and Searching

 

Chapter 4: Methods and Recursion


4.1 Defining and Calling Methods

4.2 Method Parameters and Return Types

4.3 Method Overloading

4.4 Recursion and its Applications

4.5 Scope and Lifetime of Variables

 

Chapter 5: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)


5.1 Classes and Objects

5.2 Constructors and this Keyword

5.3 Inheritance and super Keyword

5.4 Method Overriding and Polymorphism

5.5 Access Modifiers: private, public, protected, default

 

Chapter 6: Encapsulation, Abstraction & Interfaces


6.1 Encapsulation and Getters/Setters

6.2 Abstraction using Abstract Classes

6.3 Interfaces and Implementation

6.4 Interface vs Abstract Class

6.5 Real-world Examples of OOP Concepts

 

Chapter 7: Exception Handling


7.1 Types of Errors: Compile-time vs Runtime

7.2 Exception Hierarchy

7.3 Try, Catch, Finally, and Throw

7.4 Creating Custom Exceptions

7.5 Practical Examples in Exception Handling

 

Chapter 8: Strings and String Handling


8.1 Creating and Using Strings

8.2 String Methods and Immutability

8.3 StringBuilder and StringBuffer

8.4 Regular Expressions Basics

8.5 String Comparison and Manipulation

 

Chapter 9: File Handling in Java


9.1 Reading and Writing Files using File, FileReader, FileWriter

9.2 Byte Streams vs Character Streams

9.3 FileInputStream and FileOutputStream

9.4 BufferedReader and BufferedWriter

9.5 Exception Handling in File Operations

 

Chapter 10: Java Collections Framework


10.1 Introduction to Collections

10.2 List Interface: ArrayList, LinkedList

10.3 Set Interface: HashSet, TreeSet

10.4 Map Interface: HashMap, TreeMap

10.5 Iterators and For-each Loop

 

Chapter 11: Multithreading in Java


11.1 Threads and Lifecycle

11.2 Creating Threads: Extending Thread vs Runnable Interface

11.3 Thread Synchronization

11.4 Inter-thread Communication

11.5 Practical Use-Cases: Counters, Timers

 

Chapter 12: Java GUI Programming (Optional / Advanced)


12.1 Introduction to AWT and Swing

12.2 Basic Components: JFrame, JLabel, JTextField, JButton

12.3 Event Handling

12.4 Layout Managers

12.5 Mini GUI Project: Calculator or Login Form

 

Chapter 13: Mini Projects and Real-World Applications


13.1 Project 1: Student Management System (Console-based)

13.2 Project 2: File Organizer or Text Analyzer

13.3 Project 3: Simple Banking System

13.4 Project 4: Library Management or Quiz App

13.5 Final Review and Code Optimization