Have a project you will enjoy to develop, that way it's easier to push more when you're struggling. Dont bother too much about where or how to start. In real world programming the only way to justify something is right is if you're doing it in the wrong way. Get a beginners book, unlike online tutorials, book authors takes extra effort to write an easy to understand book because you'll pay for it. You also need it if you'r professor is taking it slow.
Learn algorithmes. Algorithmes are the fundamental basics of coding, in the sense that it teaches you the logic of "proper" coding. It teaches you how the machine functions and how to give life to your code.
Try Programming Methodology from Stanford U, the videos are in bad quality but you can still learn from them, the course is really good.
I recommend you to read The Art & Science of Java by Eric S. Roberts.
http://see.stanford.edu/see/courseinfo.aspx?coll=824a47e1-135f-4508-a5aa-866adcae1111
Try Programming Methodology from Stanford U, the videos are in bad quality but you can still learn from them, the course is really good.
I recommend you to read The Art & Science of Java by Eric S. Roberts.
http://see.stanford.edu/see/courseinfo.aspx?coll=824a47e1-135f-4508-a5aa-866adcae1111
Grab a textbook by Savitch - great coding textbooks - if you can get you head around say the first few chapters then you'll be way ahead in your studies. (plenty of pdf's of textbooks on the 'net', wink wink.. if you know where to look)
As mentioned - khan academy is very helpful especially for some of the computational maths units you'll have to do. Add to that the wealth of knowledge on youtube on just about everything coding and maths related.
As long as you can understand the concept of OO you'll do well.
Best of luck.