1. 1 CPRE 388: Embedded Systems II Mobile Platforms Akhilesh Tyagi Fall 2011 Iowa State University

2. 2 Course Information Instructor –Akhilesh Tyagi –Contact info: tyagi@iastate.edu, –Office Hours: Tu, W: 9-10AM; 391B Durham, or by appointment (send me email)

3. Teaching Assistants TAs Chad Nelson, cnelson711@iastate.edu Office hours: To Be Announced 3

4. 4 Text and References Text: None. Other references books Stephen G. Kochan, “Programming in Objective –C 2.0", 2nd edition, Addison Wesley, 2009. Online references will be very useful and are linked from the class web site

5. 5 Course Outline Introduction to Mobile Embedded systems Objective-C User interfaces Power management/resource management Threading

6. Class & Lab Sections 6 Class: MWF 2-3 – Howe 1252 Labs: Sec A – Tu 10-12; Sec B – F 8- 10; 2041 Coover

7. 7 Laboratory Lab attendance required. Automatically fail a lab and course by missing it –If you need to miss a lab for medical or emergency reasons, inform the TA and the instructor 2041 Coover, know your lab time Basic lab during the first week of classes

8. 8 Course Policies Class attendance is not required –Participate in class discussions

9. 9 Grading Blackboard Learn will be used for grade distribution Homework: 10% Regular Laboratory Exercises: 45% Laboratory Project: 15% Midterm exams:(Tentatively - Oct 7, Nov 11, Dec 9) 30%

10. 10 Academic Honesty Work independently Seek peer help to better your knowledge and skills rather than your grades Good questions: –“Why is iOS4 …” –“How to turn on the iPod Touch…” Bad questions: –“Can you show me your answer for question …”

11. Notes on CPRE 388 CPRE 388 is a new course –First offering in Fall 2010 –brand new labs & lecture notes Your patience is appreciated! –Lectures are being prepared & revised –Labs are being refined and added

12. 12 Any questions?

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14. Programming Platform iPod Touch Apple SDK – Xcode iOS – Cocoa Programming in Objective-C 14

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