Thursday, January 30th

Intro to the Gene Finder problem - manipulating strings, but first a review of DNA structure.

Begin Section 4 Lesson 4: Strings  slides
Begin Section 4 Lesson 4: Strings practice
Complete the Gene Finder problem
Begin Section 4 Lesson 4: Strings project

Section 4: Lesson 4 - Strings Vocabulary:
- Joining multiple String objects together.
- Specific characters that are preceded by a \ character. When evaluated, the special character is evaluated as a special function, such as tabs, newlines, etc.
- Assigning a value to a String object reference.
- A data type that references the location in memory where an object is stored rather than a single, specific value.
- Code available in the Java API to manipulate or return strings.
- An Object type that stores sentences, words, or multiple characters.

Homework

Install Eclipse on your home computer if you would like to be able to work on your java at home.

What

In this lesson, you will learn how to:
•Recognize the correct general form of a class
• Create an object of a class
• Describe object references
• Create methods that compile with no errors
• Return a value from a method
• Use parameters in a method

Why

Class templates are the foundation of the Java language. Understanding how to create a class with various methods will be essential to becoming a good Java programmer. Knowing how to instantiate an object and compare it to other objects is critical to learning to use and work with Java data types.

How

By completing the slides, quiz and practice exercises.