Exam 1 Study Guide

For Java programming, review your labs, your Project 1, and the activities from the lecture notes.  One or two of these will be part of the exam.

For general knowledge, review Chapters 1-3 and Section 4.3, your quizzes, the worksheets, and the lecture notes.  Understanding the chapter summaries and self-check questions is a good way to start reviewing the book material.  Below is a table of the items to pay attention to:

  Reading     Chapter Summary Items     Self-Check Questions  
Chapter 1 16-27 10-16, 18
Chapter 2 1-25 (5th Edition)
1-24 (4th Edition)
1-26 (5th Edition)
1-25 (4th Edition)
Chapter 3 1-17 (5th Edition)
1-16 (4th Edition)
1-17
Chapter 4 8-11 6-9

When the book says "implicit parameter", substitute "object" or "object on which the method is called".

Terminology                    Notation        Keywords
access specifier " " class
accessor method % double
class * int
compiler *= main
constructor + new
floating-point numbers      ++ private
identifier += public
instance field , (comma) return
local variable - String
method -- void
method body -=
method name . (period)
mutator method /
object /* */
object reference //
parameter /=
public interface ;
return type =
string [ ]
type \
variable { }