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CSE 3461 – Section A – Fall 2007 |
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Instructor: Office: Office Hours: TA Last update: |
Scott MacKenzie CSE 3045 TR11:45-12:45 Steven Castellucci (steven_c@yorku.ca) 12-Dec-07 |
Dec 12,
2007 – Grades for
assignment #3 now posted. The TA will
send an email out today to the lead member of each group with comments on the
assignments.
Dec 4,
2007 – The final
exam is set. Here is a brief summary to help you in preparing. The exam is out of 67 marks. There are 12 True/False questions (1 mark
each). There is one programming
question worth 8 marks. The remaining
questions (47 marks) are short-answer questions. As for content, there is an emphasis on material discussed after
the midterm exam. As for the readings,
there are questions totaling 3 marks on the Norman readings and questions
totaling 12 marks on the Cooper readings.
Bring a calculator, as you will need to do some simple calculations for
one question. That's it. Good luck in preparing and best of luck with
your other exams. See you on December
12.
Nov 29,
2007 – I've added
the TA's email address above..
Nov 29,
2007 – Here are the
slides for topic #12, The
Two-handed Desktop Interface.
Nov 21,
2007 – click here to see information about an upcoming seminar
of interest in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Nov 20,
2007 – Here are the
slides for topic #11, Designing for
Humans (Part II). I'm posting them
a bit early so you can have a chance to view the stereograms on you own
computer's monitor. Good luck.
Nov 19,
2007 – Marks for
Assignment #2 now posted.
Nov 13,
2007 – Here are the
slides for topic #10, UI Foibles.pdf.
Nov 13,
2007 – Here are the
slides for topic #9, Designing For
Humans. Note, as well, Assignment 3
is now posted. See the main course web
page, or click here.
And final exams are now scheduled.
The exam for 3461 will be Wednesday, December 12, 9:00-12:00. The room has not yet been announced.
Nov 8,
2007 – Here is the
demo program shown in class today (nov08.zip) as well
as the slides for topic #8, Model
View Controller.
Nov 6,
2007 – Here is the
demo program shown in class today (nov06.zip).
Nov 1,
2007 – Here is the
demo program shown in class today (nov01.zip). Remember to read the Amy Fowler article
referenced in the API.
Oct 30,
2007 – Here are the
slides for topic #7, Output Model, as
well as the demo programs shown in class today (oct30.zip).
Oct 27,
2007 – Marks for
midterm exam now posted.
Oct 25,
2007 – Here are the
demo programs presented in class today (oct25.zip)..
Oct 22,
2007 –Grades for
Assignment #1 now posted. To view your grade, log on to Prism and issue the
command courseInfo 3461.
Oct 17,
2007 –Assignment #2
now posted. See the main course web
page or click here.
Oct 16,
2007 –Here are the
slides for topic #6, Laying Out
Components, as well as the demo programs from this topic. (oct16a.zip).
Oct 16,
2007 –Here are the
slides for topic #5, Widgets as well as the
remaining demo programs from this topic. (oct16.zip).
Oct 11,
2007 –Here are the
slides for topic #4, WIMP Elements as well
as the demo programs from Tuesday's class and today's class (oct11.zip).
Oct 11,
2007 –As agreed to
in class today, the midterm exam will be in class on Tuesday, Oct 23.
Oct 10,
2007 –The
Registrar's tentative schedule for the final exam is Wednesday, December 12, 9:00-12:00. No room has yet been announced.
Oct 4,
2007 –Here is the
demo program shown in class today (oct04.zip).
Oct 2,
2007 –As noted in
class today, the deadline for Assignment #1 has been extend by one day – to
midnight Oct 8.
Oct 2,
2007 –Here are the
demo programs from today's class (oct02.zip) as well as
the slides from topic #3, Sequential Vs.
Event-driven Programming
Sep 27,
2007 –Here are the
demo programs from today's class (sep27.zip).
Sep 25,
2007 –I have had a
few students ask if they can use a GUI builder for the assignments. The answer is "yes", but beware. You are expected to know the intricacies of
Java/Swing for this course and will be tested on such in the midterm and final
exams. Also note that the marker will
only execute two commands to test the assignment: javac *.java followed by java a1 and will do so within the standard
Java SDK, as provided by Sun. If files are missing because you developed
in a GUI builder environment, you will be given an F grade. Finally, do note that we will expect a
"better GUI" (and will grade accordingly) if you use a GUI builder –
because it is so much easier to build a GUI in this manner. My advice…
Don't use a GUI builder!
Sep 25,
2007 – Here's a readme.txt template file for the assignments. Copy and save this file and modify it as
appropriate as you work on the assignments.
Submit it with your source files, as per the instructions in the
assignment
Sep 25,
2007 –Here are the
programs demo'd in today's class (sep25.zip). Also, do you have questions about assignment
#1? If so, please visit me during my
office hours or raise the questions in class.
Sep 20,
2007 –Here are the
programs demo'd in today's class (sep20.zip).
Sep 19,
2007 –Assignment #1
now posted. Please see the main course
web page, or click here...
Sep 18,
2007 –Here the
slides for topic #2, Interaction
Styles..
Sep 11,
2007 –Here the
slides for topic #1, Introduction.
Sep 10,
2007 – In class
last Thursday, I mentioned the comparison made by Bill Gates between computer
and automobile technologies – and GM's response! In case you're interested, here it
is.
Sep 6,
2007 – Here are the
programs demo'd in class today (sep06.zip). Please place these in a directory for 3461
demo programs and build the API using javadoc.
The API for the demo programs is part of the "notes" for this
course. Try to compile and execute the
demo programs before next Tuesday's class.
Also, please go to the Steacie Library and read Chapter 1 from Norman's The
Design of Everyday Things..
Aug 20,
2007 – Web page up
and running. Look here for
announcements, downloads, etc.