Examine core language features such as types, variables, and control constructs Use object-oriented features such as class, interface, protection, and inheritance Perform error notification and error handling using exceptions Use properties to implement the private data/public accessor pattern Use namespaces to group related types Use delegates and events to implement callbacks Override Object class methods such as ToString Avoid dll conflicts during deployment Use dynamic binding and polymorphism to write generic code (i.e., Language Basics This section covers the

Classes, Member Functions, and Protection Inheritance, Single, and Multiple Constructors and Destructors Overloading, Dynamic Binding, and Virtual Functions Polymorphism and Generic Programming Template Functions and Classes Exceptions and Error Handling Operator Overloading Dynamic Memory, Copy/Assignment, and Memory Management Type Conversion and Rtti Namespaces and Project Organization Efficiency Issues, Code Generation, and Inlining Function Objects, Pointers, and Callbacks Standard Library Iostreams, Strings, and Containers Effective Programming Idioms and Techniques Object-Oriented Programming,

importance, uses, strengths and weaknesses Understand the basics of the Java language and how it relates to OO programming and the Object Model Learn to use Java multi-threading and exception handling features Understand and use classes, inheritance and polymorphism Understand and use collections, generics, autoboxing, and enumerations including new Java 6 features and capabilities Understand what is new in Java 6 Use the JDBC API for database access Use Java for networking and communication applications Work with annotations Understand and work with the classes in the concurrent package Working