All tasks work with the programming language Java and the Physolator. All tasks require the same IT infrastructure: a development environment for Java programming and the Physolator framework, free edition. Eclipse is recommended as a development environment. Eclipse is available free of charge. To install and configure the required IT infrastructure, have a look at the following notes:
You should be familiar with the basics of programming insofar as you know how to write and start a program in a development environment. In addition, you should learn how to use the Physolator. The following two video tutorials provide a quick introduction to this:
first steps
Further Reading
There is quite some documentation about the Physolator framework, that goes beyond the video tutorials. However, everything you need to know about the Physolator to complete the exercises is explained in the exercises themselves. For more information you may have a look at the following tutorial.