Week 1 (Jan 20)

Instructions: Read the following sections of the Runestone book. You can open each link in a new tab, or you can click a link, read the section, and then come back to this page.

At a minimum, read the main text of each section. Most activities are optional, so do the ones that will help you learn. The activities in the sections highlighted below are required.

Runestone

1 Getting Started and Primitive Types

• 1.2 Why Programming? Why Java?
• 1.3 Variables and Data Types
• 1.4 Expressions and Assignment Statements
• 1.5 Compound Assignment Operators
• 1.6 Casting and Ranges of Variables
• 1.8 Unit 1 Summary ← Complete activities

5 Writing Methods

• 5.1 Writing Methods
• 5.2 Method Parameters
• 5.3 Method Returns
• 5.4 Method Comments and Conditions ← Complete activities