[CMSC 437] | [Syllabus] | [Lecture Notes] | [Homework] | [Projects] | [Files] | [Notes, all]
Subject to change.
Lec Date Subject web pages Homework
and Notes assigned due
1. 5/31 Introduction
What is User Interface
Where is User Interface used Lect 1 HW1
Overview of X Windows, Motif-Lesstif,
OpenGL-Mesa, Microsoft Windows, Linux,
MacOSX, Java applications and applets.
Python graphics, TK, QT, WX, HTML5, real 3D,
Game consoles, Smart Phones, Automotive, etc.
2. 5/31 Examples and sample files Lect 2
Installation and
edit, compile and run a program. Start
Project information Project
3. 5/31 Colors and Graphic images. Lect 3
Lect 3a
4. 6/5 Multiple Windows and Motion Lect 4
Help to pick your project Project
5. 6/5 Menu design and implementation. Lect 5 HW2
6. 6/5 Getting user data, text and numbers. Lect 6
Basic mouse input.
7. 6/7 Text sizes and fonts, Lect 7 HW1
internationalization, phones, pods, pads
8. 6/7 Writing and restoring users work Lect 8
9. 6/7 Review 1 Lect 9
User Controls Lect 9a
Graphical select, delete, move, front, back.
Snap to grid.
10. 6/12 Quiz 1 Lect 10
11. 6/12 Pan and zoom, scroll bars Lect 11 HW3
Rubber band sizing.
12. 6/12 Timing Lect 12 HW2
13. 6/14 User motion controls Lect 13
14. 6/14 Varieties of Targets Lect 14
15. 6/14 Parallelism in your GUI Lect 15
16. 6/19 3D with motion Lect 16 HW4
17. 6/19 Kinematics and timing Lect 17
18. 6/19 User Interface for Platform Lect 18
19. 6/19 Review 2 Lect 19
Capturing Screen Lect 19a
20. 6/21 Quiz 2 Lect 20
21. 6/21 Visualizing higher dimensions Lect 21 HW5
22. 6/21 Hiding in the shadows Lect 22 HW3
23. 6/26 HTML5, javascript, CSS Lect 23 HW4
practice projects, screen, hookup
24. 6/26 Windowing Systems Lect 24 HW6
25. 6/26 3D with glasses and without Lect 25
Definitions and equations
presentation and demonstration of projects
26. 6/26 Real 3D, zoom Lect 26
27. 6/28 Color Scale Lect 27 HW5
presentation and demonstration of projects
28. 6/28 Output graphics as JPEG, xx.jpg and Lect 28 HW6
PostScript, xx.ps and PNG, xx.png
29. 6/28 Review Lect 29 Project
presentation and demonstration of projects
No class 7/3 holiday 7/4
30. 7/5 Quiz 3 6:00 ENG 122 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 and graphics not needed)
Many web sites on Java GUI, AWT, Swing, etc. Many web sites on Python wx, tk, qt, etc.
Last updated 6/19/2017