CSC 102 Information

CSC 102
General Course Information

course syllabus -- introductory description of the course

unix-basics -- bare-essential UNIX commands for CSC 102

Java coding conventions -- standards for formatting and documenting Java programs

Java command-line basics -- commands to compile and run Java from the command line

how to override equals -- a tutorial from 102 instructor Kurt Mammen

final exam review -- summary of the question topic areas for the final

Free Tutoring -- brought to you by the Computer Science Department and your Student Fees

Computer Science Lab (CSL) -- lab hours, how to obtain an account, and useful info

Oracle's Java compiler -- available for Windows and UNIX platforms.
NOTE: we are using version 6 in 102

Java Tools and Utilities -- includes instructions for using javadoc, javac, java, and jar

Java library documentation -- online documentation for the Java Foundation Class library, in javadoc format

Oracle's Java tutorial -- very usable tutorial, including good coverage of the Swing GUI package

Java language specification (third edition) -- complete online documentation for the Java programming language; available in for download at or purchase here at http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/

Java IDEs

jGrasp -- education-oriented IDE for Java development, recommended for CSC 102

BlueJ -- another education-oriented Java IDE

Eclipse -- an industrial-strength Java IDE

NetBeans -- another industrial-strength Java IDE

correspondence between 3rd and 4th editions -- this is a copy of a Google doc spreadsheet, provided by textbook author here