Course Info #

• Instructor: Nat Tuck
  • Email: nathaniel.tuck@plymouth.edu
  • Office: D&M 305
• Lecture: Mon, Wed, Fri at 11:15am-12:05pm in D&M 442
• Lab in D&M 404
  • Section 01: 10am-11:40am
  • Section 02: noon-1:40pm
• Office Hours: Mon 1-2pm, Wed 9-10am

Essential Resources #

• Read the Syllabus
• See Inkfish for assignments
• Notes and stuff from class are in the scratch repository
• Install required software to work on your personal machine

Suggested Resources #

• If you’re not comfortable touch typing, now’s a good time to learn that skill. TypingClub seems like it might be decent.
• The official documentation for Java:
  • The Language
  • The Standard Library
• Documentation for JavaWorld library:
  • world.World
  • image.Image
  • The whole thing

Hints: #

• All statements in a Java source file must be inside a method body.
• On Mac, the tar command will put a bunch of junk in your archives unless you turn Mac junk off.
• On Mac, it’s important that you get the correct version of the JDK for your hardware. Are you x64 or aarch64?
• Refurbished Thinkpad x280 or t480 laptops to install Linux on are under $300. The x260 and t460 are under $150.