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Define the scope

of variables 

Define the structure of a

Java class

Create executable Java

applications with a main

method; run a Java

program from the

command line; produce

console output

Import other Java

packages to make them

accessible in your code

Compare and contrast

the features and

components of Java such

as: platform

independence, object
orientation,

encapsulation, etc.

Using Operators
and Decision
Constructs 

Use Java operators; use

parentheses to override
operator precedence

Test equality between

Strings and other objects

using == and equals ()

Create if and if/else and

ternary constructs 

Use a switch statement 

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Using Loop
Constructs 

Create and use while

loops

Create and use for loops

including the enhanced

for loop

Create and use do/while

loops

Compare loop constructs

Use break and continue  

Working with
Inheritance 

Describe inheritance and

its benefits

Develop code that makes

use of polymorphism;

develop code that

overrides methods; 

differentiate between the

type of a reference and
the type of an object

Determine when casting

is necessary

Use super and this to

access objects and

constructors

Use abstract classes and

interfaces

Working with
Selected classes
from the Java API 

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Manipulate data using

the StringBuilder class

and its methods

Create and manipulate

Strings

Create and manipulate

calendar data using
classes from
java.time.LocalDateTime, 

java.time.LocalDate,
java.time.LocalTime,
java.time.format.DateTim
eFormatter,

java.time.Period

Declare and use an

ArrayList of a given type 

Write a simple Lambda

expression that
consumes a Lambda
Predicate expression

Working With Java

Data Types 

Declare and initialize

variables (including
casting of primitive data
types)

Differentiate between

object reference
variables and primitive
variables

Know how to read or

write to object fields

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Explain an Object's
Lifecycle (creation,

"dereference by
reassignment" and
garbage collection)

Develop code that uses

wrapper classes such as

Boolean, Double, and
Integer  

Creating and Using

Arrays 

Declare, instantiate,
initialize and use a one-

dimensional array

Declare, instantiate,
initialize and use multi-
dimensional arrays

Working with
Methods and
Encapsulation 

Create methods with

arguments and return

values; including
overloaded methods

Apply the static keyword

to methods and fields  

Create and overload

constructors;
differentiate between
default and user defined

constructors

Apply access modifiers

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Apply encapsulation
principles to a class

Determine the effect

upon object references

and primitive values
when they are passed 
into methods that
change the values

Handling
Exceptions 

Differentiate among
checked exceptions,

unchecked exceptions,
and Errors

Create a try-catch block

and determine how
exceptions alter normal
program flow

Describe the advantages

of Exception handling 

Create and invoke a

method that throws an
exception

Recognize common
exception classes (such
as NullPointerException,

ArithmeticException,
ArrayIndexOutOfBounds
Exception,
ClassCastException)

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