Course Overview

1. Introduction to Java

• History and Features of Java
• Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Java Runtime Environment (JRE), and Java Development Kit (JDK)
• Java Development Environment Setup o Basic Syntax and Structure

2. Basic Programming Concepts

• Data Types and Variables
• Operators (Arithmetic, Relational, Logical, etc.)
• Control Statements (if, else, switch, for, while, do-while)
• Basic Input and Output

3. Arrays and Strings

• Single-Dimensional and Multi-Dimensional Arrays
• String Class and String Manipulation
• StringBuilder and StringBuffer

4. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts

• Classes and Objects
• Methods and Constructors
• Inheritance (Single, Multilevel, Hierarchical)
• Polymorphism (Method Overloading and Overriding)
• Encapsulation (Access Modifiers)
• Abstraction (Abstract Classes and Interfaces)

5. Exception Handling

• Introduction to Exceptions
• try, catch, finally Blocks
• throw and throws Keywords
• Creating Custom Exceptions

6. Collections Framework

• Introduction to Collections
• List Interface (ArrayList, LinkedList)
• Set Interface (HashSet, LinkedHashSet)
• Map Interface (HashMap)
• Iterators and Enhanced For Loop

7. Java I/O (Input/Output)

• File Handling (File Class, FileReader, FileWriter)
• Byte Streams and Character Streams

8. Threads and Concurrency

• Introduction to Threads
• Creating Threads (Extending Thread Class, Implementing Runnable Interface)
• Thread Life Cycle and States
• Synchronization and Locks
• Concurrency Utilities (Executors, Callable, Future)

9. Java 8 Features

• Lambda Expressions
• Functional Interfaces

10. Advanced Topics

• Generics
• Java Memory Management and Garbage Collection

11. MySQL Database

• Introduction to MySQL
• Setting Up MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench
• Basic SQL Commands: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE
• Database Schema Design: Tables, Keys, Relationships
• Advanced SQL Queries: Joins, Subqueries, Aggregations
• Using MySQL with JDBC: Connecting Java Applications to MySQL

12. JDBC (Java Database Connectivity)

• Overview: Connecting to Databases
• Components: DriverManager, Connection, Statement
• Executing Queries: CRUD Operations, Handling ResultSet
• Transactions: Committing and Rolling Back

13. JSP (JavaServer Pages)

• Basics: Syntax, Directives, and Lifecycle
• JSTL: Core and Formatting Tags

14. Servlets

• Basics: Servlet Lifecycle and Architecture
• HTTP Handling: Methods like doGet() and doPost()
• Session Management: Using HttpSession