java programming. need help.

[berzas]

I understand nothing about programming.
However I decided to learn java in a school. A school to let join in, requires to have understanding of java basics.

It offers a test, who requires to program basic mathematic formula.
I even dont know where to begin to.
What software should I download, what section... etc?

[strollin]

Here's some beginner's resources from Oracle (owner of Java): http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/newtojava/gettingstarted-jsp-138588.html

[berzas]

Hope I will figure out.

[Geek-9pm]

The link by Sstrollin is a good one.

Just to round things out, here  is a strange paradox...
You can use Visual Studio as a simple development tool for java.
It can help you with common mistakes people often make.
Java Language Support for Visual Studio
Visual Studio is a product of Microsoft.
Java is a product of Oracle.
The support extensions are from a third-party.