CPSC 210 201 2014W

The following broad topics will be covered. The main learning goals for each topic are also provided.

• describe how data abstraction makes possible the construction of larger software systems
• specify, use, test and implement a data abstraction in Java

• produce inter- and intra-method control flow diagrams from Java code

• trace the execution of Java source code that uses polymorphism, inheritance and dynamic dispatching
• determine if one type is substitutable for another

• specify, test and implement a robust data abstraction using exceptions

• record the design of an existing system using a UML class diagram
• extract UML sequence diagrams from existing code
• express a UML class diagram as a Java program
• make effective use of the Java Collections Framework

• apply the Composite, Observer, and Iterator patterns to a given design problem