Lesson 14: Polymorphism in Action

Micro-Topic 14.1: Polymorphism Basics – “One Interface, Many Forms”

Learning Goal: Grasp the fundamental concept of polymorphism and what it means for one interface to have multiple implementations.

Micro-Topic 14.2: Overriding Methods – The Engine of Runtime Polymorphism

Learning Goal: Understand how method overriding enables polymorphism, and how Java decides which method implementation to execute at runtime.

Micro-Topic 14.3: Polymorphism in Action – Examples and Scenarios

Learning Goal: See concrete examples of polymorphic behavior in code and understand how to implement and recognize polymorphism in practical situations.

Micro-Topic 14.4: Benefits of Polymorphism – Flexible and Extensible Code

Learning Goal: Appreciate how polymorphism contributes to cleaner, more extensible code design, helping in scenarios like maintaining and scaling projects (and staying ahead of AI by writing robust, adaptable code!).

Micro-Topic 14.5: Overloading vs Overriding – Polymorphism’s Scope

Learning Goal: Clarify the difference between method overloading and method overriding, and understand that true polymorphism in Java is about overriding (runtime), not overloading.