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Jb0103 Preface to Programming Fundamentals

Module by: Richard Baldwin. E-mail the author

Summary: This module is a preface to Programming Fundamentals, which is a sub-collection of the collection titled Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) with Java.

Welcome

Welcome to Programming Fundamentals.

This group of modules under the heading Programming Fundamentals is not part of a formal course of study at Austin Community College where I teach. Instead, it is a compilation of material that I have published over the years for the benefit of those students who desire to enroll in ITSE 2321 Object Oriented Programming but who don't have the required prerequisite knowledge for that course.

If you fall in that category, or if you just want to get a good introduction to computer programming, you may find this material useful.

Even if you have completed a programming fundamentals course in another language, or you have considerable programming experience in another language, you may find this material useful as an introduction to the Java programming language and its syntax.

Most of the topics are divided into two modules -- a primary module and a review module. The review modules contain review questions and answers keyed to the material in the primary modules.

As you work your way through the modules in this group, you should prepare yourself for the more challenging ITSE 2321 OOP tracks identified below:

Miscellaneous

This section contains a variety of miscellaneous information.

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Housekeeping material
  • Module name: Jb0103 Preface to Programming Fundamentals
  • File: Jb0103.htm
  • Published: 11/22/12
  • Revised: 01/02/13

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I also want you to know that, I receive no financial compensation from the Connexions website even if you purchase the PDF version of the module.

In the past, unknown individuals have copied my modules from cnx.org, converted them to Kindle books, and placed them for sale on Amazon.com showing me as the author. I neither receive compensation for those sales nor do I know who does receive compensation. If you purchase such a book, please be aware that it is a copy of a module that is freely available on cnx.org and that it was made and published without my prior knowledge.

Affiliation : I am a professor of Computer Information Technology at Austin Community College in Austin, TX.

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