[CMSC 437] | [Syllabus] | [Lecture Notes] | [Homework] | [Projects] | [Files] | [Notes, all]
Subject to change.
Cls Date Subject web pages Homework
and Notes assigned due
1. 5/28 Introduction
What is User Interface
Where is User Interface used Lect 1 HW1
Overview of X Windows, Motif-Lesstif,
OpenGL-Mesa, Microsoft Windows,
Java applications and applets.
Python graphics, real 3D
2. 5/28 Examples and sample files Lect 2
Installation and
edit, compile and run a program. Start
Project information Project
3. 5/30 Colors and Graphic images. Lect 3
4. 5/30 Multiple Windows and Motion Lect 4
Help to pick your project Project
5. 5/30 Menu design and implementation. Lect 5 HW2 HW1
6. 6/4 Getting user data, text and numbers. Lect 6
Basic mouse input.
7. 6/4 Text sizes and fonts, Lect 7
internationalization, phones, pods, pads
8. 6/4 Writing and restoring users work Lect 8
Review 1 Lect 9
9. 6/6 User Controls Lect 9a
Graphical select, delete, move, front, back.
Snap to grid.
10. 6/6 Quiz 1 Lect 10
11. 6/6 Pan and zoom, scroll bars Lect 11 HW3 HW2
Rubber band sizing.
12. 6/11 Timing Lect 12
13. 6/11 User motion controls Lect 13
14. 6/11 Varieties of Targets Lect 14
15. 6/11 Parallelism in your GUI Lect 15
16. 6/13 3D with motion Lect 16 HW4 HW3
17. 6/13 Kinematics and timing Lect 17
18. 6/18 User Interface for Platform Lect 18
19. 6/18 Capturing Screen Lect 19a
Review 2 Lect 19
20. 6/20 Quiz 2 Lect 20
21. 6/20 Visualizing higher dimensions Lect 21 HW5 HW4
22. 6/20 Hiding in the shadows Lect 22
23. 6/20 HTML5, javascript, CSS Lect 23
practice projects, screen, hookup
24. 6/20 Windowing Systems Lect 24 HW6 HW5
25. 6/25 3D with glasses and without Lect 25
Definitions and equations
presentation and demonstration of projects
26. 6/25 Real 3D, zoom Lect 26
27. 6/27 Color Scale Lect 27
presentation and demonstration of projects
28. 6/27 Output graphics as JPEG, xx.jpg and Lect 28 HW6
PostScript, xx.ps and PNG, xx.png
29. 6/27 Review Lect 29 Project
presentation and demonstration of projects
30. 7/2 Final Exam 6:00-9:00 Lect 30
presentation and demonstration of projects
All homework and projects due. submit cs437 proj file1 file2 etc.
No late homework or project accepted after midnight of final exam
submit cs437 proj your-file or files (executable not needed)
* submitted, not graded until next weekend (not late for a while)
Last updated 5/28/2013