1. MEL
Interface with Maya

2. Maya's internal representation
    nodes
    with attributes
    connected to each other

3. Dependency Graph
Types of nodes
shape
transform
group
expression
shading
etc.
WIndows->Hypergraph:Connections

4. Attributes
types
    integers
    floating point
    enumerated
    vectors
    matrices
    arrays
connections: links between attributes

5. Attribute Editor
1st of upper right icons
displays keyable attributes
Windows->General Editors ->Attribute Editor

6. Connections
upstream v. downstrearm

7. directed acyclic graph
DAG
 transform hierarchy
Scene hierarchy
subset of DG
WIndows->Hypergraph:Hierarchy

8.  Outliner
Windows->Outliner

9. MEL/Python
command line
script editor

10. Script Editor

11. Expression Nodes
similar syntax to MEL, but not same
MEL: setAttr(pSphere.translateX) = 10;
Expr: pSphere.translateX = 10;
write MEL script to define expression nodes
particle expressions
object attribute expressions
1. define variables
2. compute value
3. assign value to attribute

12. Expression Editor
Window->Animation Editors->Expression Editors

13. Make a sphere
hypergraph

14. Particle Expressions

15. MEL Scripting

16. Manipulating Notes in MEL

17. Flow of Control

18. Procedures and Functions

19. Naming Nodes, Scripts & Variables

20. Installing MEL Scripts

21. MEL w/ Particle Dynamics

22. MEL: Solid Body Dynamics

23. MEL: Crowds

24. MEL: Character Rigging