Chapter 2

Chapter 1

1.	List at least seven skills you must master in your studies of the Java programming language.
2.	What three development roles will you play as a student?
3.	What is the purpose of the project-approach strategy?
4.	List and describe the four areas of concern addressed in the project-approach strategy.
5.	List and describe the five steps of the programming cycle.
6.	What are the two types of complexity?
7.	What is meant by the term isomorphic mapping ?
8.	Why do you think it would be helpful to write self-commenting source code?
9.	What can you do in your source code to maximize cohesion?
10.	What can you do in your source code to minimize coupling?

Answers

1.	- Java syntax, Integrated Development Environment (IDE), problem solving with a computer, object-oriented analysis and design, object-oriented programming, how to put yourself in the mood to program, how to stimulate your creative abilities, Java platform API, how to manage project complexity
2.	- Analyst, Architect, Programmer
3.	- To maintain a sense of forward momentum
4.	- application requirements, problem domain, programming language, high-level design
5.	- plan, code, test, integrate, refactor
6.	- conceptual, physical
7.	- Objects in the problem domain are modeled with a corresponding class in the design domain
8.	- To make it easier to read and understand code
9.	- Give classes and their methods a well-focused purpose
10.	- Minimize dependencies on external classes by utilizing interfaces and abstract classes