Computer Mapping
(GOG 414)
Advanced
Cartography (590)
Fall, 2004
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Room: |
AS 003 (basement of Arts and Sciences building) |
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Time: |
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:45 to 10:05 |
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Call Number: |
2644 (414), 2677 (590) |
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Instructor: |
James Mower |
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Office: |
Arts and Sciences 221 |
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Office Hours: |
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:05 to 12:00 |
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Phone: |
442-4779 |
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Email: |
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Instructor Web Page: |
Objective
This course will introduce you to the hardware and software that are required to produce maps for hard copy output and computer graphic displays. Using the Visual Basic programming language, you will experiment with computer graphics procedures that are essential to automated cartography.
Text
Halvorson, M. Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Step by Step. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 2002. ISBN: 0735613745
Note: The text is available at the Book House at Stuyvesant Plaza.
Grading
Midterm exam 20%
Final exam 40%
Lab exercises 40%
All lab exercises must be completed
independently. No group projects will be assigned. Lab assignments must be
completed by the assigned deadline on the course schedule web page.
Final Exam: Tuesday,
Dec 14