Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• understand that objects have state and behaviour (properties and fields)

Review

• structured programming
• procedural programming

Lesson

• go over Using OOP, Chapter 8
  • Computer Based Problem Solving
  • "What are Objects" & "What is a Class"

Activity

• do the demo of "Bicycle Class"
  • note the naming convention for a Field (__speed)
  • methods are just public procedures and functions
  • code example

Daily Assignment

• create a "Vehicle Class"
• all "Vehicles" have the following properties (fields):
  • License plate number
  • Colour
  • # of doors
  • Speed
  • Maximum speed
• they also have methods:
  • Accelerate
  • Brake
  • Current State

Extra

• work on the weekly assignment

Homework!

• read over Using OOP, Chapter 8
  • Computer Based Problem Solving
  • "Property Members", "Read-Only Property Members"