iPhone Application Programming WS 2010/11
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?
GUTech iPhone Specialist Lab
See the additional information page here
Announcements
Aug 12: 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.
Aug. 6: We have collected some helpful information for students and RWTH institutes to get started as iPhone developers.
Topics
- Introduction to Mobile Programming
- Programming Fundamentals
- Foundation Classes
- UI Design
- View Controllers
- Drawing
- Touch and Input
- Audio
- Storing Data
- Maps and Location
- Networking
- Integration
- iPad Programming
Schedule and Credits
ECTS Credits: 6 for the lecture and the lab, 3 for the lecture only.
Regular appointments (lecture starts Oct. 12, lab starts Oct. 18):
| Lecture | Tue | 9:00-11:30 | Room 2010 |
| Lab | Mon | 15:00-16:30 | Room 2U13 |
Specific Dates
| Final Project Idea Generation | 14.12.2010 | 18:30 - 21:00 | Super C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invited Talks | 25.01.2011 | 9:00 - 11:30 | Room 2010 |
| Final Project Presentation | 07.02.2011 | 19:00 - 22:00 | Room 2010 |
| Final Exam | 15.02.2011 | 9:00 - 12:00 | Room 2010 |
| Final Exam (2nd Chance) | 08.03.2011 | 9:00 - 12:00 | Room 2010 |
This course is held by Prof. Jan Borchers, Florian Heller, and Jonathan Diehl.
The final project events are organized in collaboration with AC.E.
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.
Literature Recommendations
iOS SDK 4:
iPhone SDK 3:
COCOA, Objective C: