iPhone Application Programming

In this course students learn to develop and deploy mobile applications on Apple's iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

The iPhone OS SDK was designed from scratch when introduced with the iPhone OS 2. In its design, it follows various established software development patterns, making it an ideal subject to teach how to create such an SDK. This shows how software design patterns can advance from pure theory to a real-world setting. On the other hand, the iPhone is a very interesting device from an HCI perspective. The user interface has to deal with (multi-)touch interaction, which results in new challenges to the software architecture, e.g., in event handling. With its rich set of sensors, the iPhone allows for input far beyond mouse and keyboard. Finally, both the iPhone and the iPad have simply become "in"-devices since their introduction. Didn't you ever want to show your own app to your friends on your iPhone?

Announcements

Assignments and lecture resources will be available in the L2P eLearning Room (only for registered students). Lecture videos and slides will be available to the general public on iTunes U.

Course registration

Please register for this course in CAMPUS. If you want to apply for a lab seat, please fill out this survey until Thursday, Oct 13; 12 noon (mittag)

We have collected some helpful information for students and RWTH institutes to get started as iPhone developers.


This course is held by Prof. Jan Borchers, Florian Heller, and Leonhard Lichtschlag.
The final project events are organized in collaboration with AC.E.

Topics

1. Introduction to Mobile Programming
2. Programming Fundamentals
3. Foundation Classes
4. UI Design
5. View Controllers
6. Drawing
7. Touch and Input
8. Audio
9. Storing Data
10. Maps and Location
11. Networking
12. Integration
13. iPad Programming & Instruments

Schedule and Credits

ECTS Credits: 6 for the lecture and the lab, 3 for the lecture only.

Regular appointments (lecture starts Oct. 11, lab starts Oct. 17):

Lecture	Tue	9:00-11:30	Room 2010
Lab	Mon	16:00-17:30	Room 4U15

Specific Dates

Final Project Presentation	13.02.2012	17:00	Room 2010
Final Exam	23.02.2012	9:00 - 12:00	Room 2010
Final Exam (2nd Chance)	15.03.2012	9:00 - 12:00	Room 2010

Mac Lab@RBI

The RBI has a Mac-Lab (Room 4U15) in which you can work on the assignments. You can work there according to the reservation plan. We reserved the lab exclusively for you Wednesdays from 15:00-18:00.

Links

• L2P eLearning Room: Lecture slides, assignments, and resources (for RWTH students only),
• iTunes U: Lecture videos and slides.
• Join our Facebook Group
• Apple on Campus: Getting a Mac with student discounts.
• Trends aus der Informatik: iTunes, iPhone Apps und die RWTH Article about the course (SS 2010) from Campushunter
• iPhone Developer Starting Page: Guide to the Apple iOS Developer Center for RWTH students and institutes.
• Sample iPhone Projects A collection of small examples created for our students.

Literature Recommendations

iOS SDK 4:

• Dave Mark and Jeff LaMarche - Beginning iPhone 4 Development
• Maher Ali - Advanced iOS 4 Programming

iPhone SDK 3:

• The Pragmatic Programmers iPhone SDK Development
• Deite Developer Series iPhone for Programmers

COCOA, Objective C:

• Aaron Hillegass - Cocoa Programming
• Andy Duncan - Objective C Pocket Reference

Previous Courses

GUTech iPhone Specialist Lab, 2011
iPhone Application Development, WS 2010/11
iPhone Application Development, WS 2009/10

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