After completing Java: Improving the Look of Java Programs, the user should be able to:
 

	Add graphics to an applet
	Animate images in an applet
	Build a user interface
	Enable an applet to respond to user input

Working with Graphics
 

	Using graphics in an applet
	Drawing lines and shapes

Creating Animation
 

	Creating an animated logo applet
	Sending parameters to the applet

Building a Simple User Interface
 

	The Abstract Windowing Toolkit
	Using components
	Using layout managers

Responding to User Events
 

	Setting up components
	Handling user events

Playing Games with Java
 

	Creating a die class
	Testing the die class

Writing a Game for the Web
 

	Setting up variables and the initial display
	Displaying text and graphics
	Checking roll results and keeping score

Spicing Up a Web Page
 

	Animating the background of an image
	Drawing images over a screen's edges

Making Your Knowledge Add Up
 

	The calculating class
	Creating the interface
	Responding to user events

This course is distributed with
 

Exercises, with sample files, that allow users to practice in Java

A file containing the text of the exercises

Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the Java product

A Java glossary