Course Info #

• Instructor: Nat Tuck
  • Email: nathaniel.tuck@plymouth.edu
  • Office: D&M 305
• Lecture: Mon, Wed at 08:40-09:55am in D&M 442
• Lab: Friday at 08:15-09:55am in D&M 404
• Office Hours: Monday noon-1pm, Friday 10-11am

Essential Resources #

• See Inkfish for assignments
• Notes and stuff from class are in the scratch repository

On this site:

• Read the Syllabus
• Install required software to work on your personal machine
• Follow the Design Recipe
• See the Sample Final

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
• Open Licenced Textbooks:
  • Think Java
  • Wikibook: Data Structures
  • Open Data Structures
  • Modern Java in Action

Useful Stuff: #

• Mvn Demo App

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?
• College is an excellent time to learn to work with desktop Linux. Installing Linux Mint on a refurbished laptop is recommended. Look for the Thinkpad x260, t460, x270, t470, x280, t480, x390, x395, x13, t14 on Amazon or eBay. I got a working x260 off eBay recently for $85, including shipping.