Introduction to computers and software, primitive types, strings, input, output, flow of control, classes, objects, methods, arrays, inheritance, exception handling, recursion, abstract data types, collections framework, streams and file I/O, reuseable software, and event-driven programming. The programming language used is Java.

Homepage	http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~cs180/Spring2008Web
Usually Offered:	Fall and Spring
Credit:	4 hours (3 class/2 lab)
Corequisite:	MA 161
Restriction:	Intended primarily for students majoring in computer science. Credit cannot be obtained for both CS 180 and any of CS 156 [no longer offered], 158, and 159. Not open to students with credit in CS 181 [no longer offered] or 240
University Catalog:	CS 180
Schedule:	CS180 Spring 2008 CS180D Spring 2008 Instructor: Buster Dunsmore