Course Info

#Programming Fundamentals 1

This is an introductory Programming module and assumes no prior knowledge of programming.

In this module, we will introduce you to the Java programming language through the Processing Development Environment (PDE) and then IntelliJ.

First, we will work through non-complex problems that will introduce you to the basic constructs of programming languages i.e. Sequence, Selection and Loops. You will also learn to use variables, different data types, manipulate the data, logical operators and methods. This will be done using processing.org

Then, using IntelliJ, we will progress to more complex problems that will briefly introduce you to object-oriented programming and data structures. You will do a deeper dive into both of these areas in the semester 2 module, Programming Fundamentals 2.

2: Preparation

NOTE: This entire lab is only for installing Java and IntelliJ on your own personal computers. If you are using the university computers, please move onto lab08b.

Windows - Command Prompt

Launch the command prompt:

In the next step, we will use this to verify that your JDK installed successfully.

Mac - Terminal

If you are using a Mac, you can launch your Terminal.

Select Finder->Applications->Utilities and within Utilities launch Terminal In the next step, we will use this to verify that your JDK installed successfully.