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Ch6 Classes Introduction Modules: classes(types) and methods Class Components: Fields, Constructors, Methods Object-Oriented Computing Object life cycle Classes vs. Object templates(static and dynamic) Designer and user(constructor, public methods) 2. Fields/Variables 2.1 Instance Variables Instance Variables Non-Static Fields Private state of an object(each object has its own copy of instance variables) Final Instance Variables Not modifiable(constant instance variables). Must be initialized. 2.2 Class Variables Static Fields: shared by all objects of the class Final (static) variables must