Object-Oriented Java: Inheritance and Encapsulation (Coursera)

To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable code examples with suggested edits to explore code examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing. You'll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling code blocks) to small, approachable coding exercises that take minutes instead of hours.

What You Will Learn

- How to architect larger programs using object-oriented principles

- Re-use parts of classes using inheritance

- Encapsulate relevant information and methods in a class

Course 4 of 4 in the Programming in Java: A Hands-on Introduction Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Encapsulation

Encapsulate or bundle all related methods and data related to an object within it's class.

WEEK 2

Inheritance

Re-use code from one class in another class by creating an inheritance relationship between the classes.

WEEK 3

Polymorphism

Add flexibility to methods by overloading and overriding them.

WEEK 4

Advanced Topics

Learn other topics involving classes and objects such as interfaces and creating an ArrayList of objects.