Java for Absolute Beginners

Module 1: Getting Started & Environment Setup

⏳ 30 minutes

• Installing Java JDK and configuring your IDE

• Hello World, compiling from command line vs. IDE

Module 2: Core Syntax & Control Flow

⏳ 1 hour

• Primitive types, operators, and expressions

• if/else, switch, for loops, and while loops

Module 3: Methods & Basic API

⏳ 1 hour

• Defining methods, parameters, return types, and overloading

• Using the Math class, String methods, and wrapper types

Module 4: Object-Oriented Programming

⏳ 1.5 hours

• Defining classes, fields, constructors, and this

• Inheritance, method overriding, super, and interface implementation

Module 5: Collections Framework

⏳ 1 hour

• Working with ArrayList, HashSet, HashMap

• Iterators, enhanced for, and generics basics

Module 6: Exception Handling & Debugging

⏳ 45 minutes

• try/catch/finally, custom exceptions, and best practices

• Using breakpoints and the debugger in your IDE

Module 7: File I/O & Streams

⏳ 45 minutes

• Reading/writing text files with BufferedReader/BufferedWriter

• Introduction to Files utility and handling binary data

Module 8: Mini-Project & Next Steps

⏳ 1 hour

• Building a simple CLI address book application with persistence

• Tips for continued learning: JDBC, JavaFX, Spring Framework

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