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Tentative Schedule


Week

 Class Topic Reading Where
1
 08/24
08/26		 1. Introduction    
  1.1 Course outline   We are here.
  1.2 System overview and technology survey    
  1.3 Handheld computing introduction  
2
 08/29
08/31
09/02		 2. Client-Side Handheld Computing    
  2.1 BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless)  
  2.2 Symbian  
  2.3 Windows Mobile  
3
 09/07
09/09		 3. J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition)    
  3.1 Introduction  
  3.2 Hello, world!  
09/05
Labor Day holiday — no classes
  
09/06
Last day to add a full-term course
Drops after the last day to add will appear on a transcript.
 
4
 09/12
09/14
09/16		 4. J2ME (Cont.)    
  4.1 Programming Exercise I  
  4.2 User interfaces  
  4.3 Lists and forms  
5
 09/19
09/21
09/23		 5. J2ME (Cont.)    
  5.1 Text, tickers, and alerts  
  5.2 Persistent storage  
  5.3 Connecting to the world  
6
 09/26
09/28
09/30		 6. Palm OS Programming    
  6.1 Introduction  
  6.2 Hello, world!  
  6.3 User interface elements  
7
 10/03
10/05
10/07		 7. Palm OS Programming (Cont.)    
  7.1 Programming Exercise II  
  7.2 System elements  
  7.3 Tables  
8
 10/10
10/12		 8. Palm OS Programming (Cont.)    
  8.1 Storing and retrieving data  
  8.2 Manipulating records  
10/15   Exam I  
9
 10/17
10/19
10/21		 9. WML (Wireless Markup Language) and WMLScript    
  9.1 Introduction  
  9.2 Elements  
  9.3 Example code  
10
 10/24
10/26
10/28		 10. SQL (Structured Query Language)    
  10.1 Programming Exercise III  
  10.2 Data definition commands  
  10.3 Data manipulation commands  
11
 10/31
11/02
11/04		 11. A Host Language with Embedded SQL    
  11.1 Introduction  
  11.2 Commands  
  11.3 Example code  
11/04
Last day to change to or from S/U grading
Last day to change to or from audit grading
Last day to drop a full-term course or withdraw from school
 
12
 11/07
11/09		 12. Database-Driven Mobile Web Sites    
  12.1 A three-tier architecture  
  12.2 Web-database connectivity  
11/11   Veteran's Day holiday — no class
13
 11/14
11/16		 13. Mobile Commerce Systems    
  13.1 A system structure  
  13.2 Mobile applications  
11/18   Exam II  
14
 11/21
11/23		 14. Mobile Commerce Systems (Cont.)    
  14.1 Mobile middleware  
  14.2 Wired and wireless networks  
11/25
Thanksgiving recess — no classes
  
15
 11/28
11/30
12/02		 15. Mobile Handheld Devices    
  15.1 A handheld device structure  
  15.2 Mobile operating systems  
  15.3 Mobile processors  
16
 12/05
12/07		 16. Mobile Handheld Devices (Cont.)    
  16.1 Mobile peripherals  
  16.2 Synchronization  
17
 12/12
Final exam (03:15pm – 05:15pm, Monday)