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CPRE 388: Embedded Systems II

Mobile PlatformsAkhilesh Tyagi

Fall 2011

Iowa State University

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Course Information

• Instructor– Akhilesh Tyagi– Contact info: tyagi@iastate.edu, – Office Hours: Tu, W: 9-10AM; 391B Durham,

or by appointment (send me email)

Teaching Assistants

TAs

• Chad Nelson, cnelson711@iastate.eduOffice hours: To Be Announced

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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

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Course Outline

• Introduction to Mobile Embedded systems

• Objective-C• User interfaces• Power management/resource

management• Threading

Class & Lab Sections

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• Class: MWF 2-3 – Howe 1252

• Labs: Sec A – Tu 10-12; Sec B – F 8-10; 2041 Coover

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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

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Course Policies

• Class attendance is not required– Participate in class discussions

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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%

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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 …”

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

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Any questions?

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Programming Platform

• iPod Touch

• Apple SDK – Xcode

• iOS – Cocoa

• Programming in Objective-C

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