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Computer Cartography/Advanced Cartography Lecture Schedule, Fall 2016

Date	Topic All classes, labs, and exams meet in AS 003	Readings
Aug 29	Intro to hardware
31	Intro to Java programming
Sept 5	NO CLASS
7	Assignment in Java	Assignment092115.jar for download
12	Lab 1: Intro to Java and Eclipse (due 9/26)
14	NO CLASS
19	Trigonometry review	Importing and Exporting Java Projects as Zip Files
21	Mathematical expressions in Java
26	Lab 2: Finding the circumference along a parallel (due 10/17)
28
Oct 3	NO CLASS
5		Importing JAR Files into a project (focus on the Import section in this link) Simple User Interface example
10
12	NO CLASS
17	Review for Midterm
19	MIDTERM	Sample questions for the midterm
24	Displays and color systems	Setting up your own web page and using HTML
26	Lab 3: Building a color mixer (due 11/9)
31	Coordinate systems
Nov 2	Java decision structures	Using a switch statement example
7	Using methods	Using methods example MethodsDemoJM jar file for download
9	Lab 4: Simple line drawing (due 11/28)	Using JAR files
14
16	Map projections in GIS
21	Java classes and objects	Simple class demo, Simple methods demo
23	NO CLASS
28	Lab 5: Selecting shapes (due 12/7)	A Simple Animation applet
30
Dec 5	Digital elevation models	Hill shading and 3D rendering of DEMs Perspective mapping transformations
7		Using Geotools with Eclipse
12	Review and lab time
Thursday Dec 15th 10:30 - 12:30	FINAL EXAM Please note: if you have a conflict or if this scheduling is inconvenient, please let me know so that we can schedule a different exam time for you.	Sample questions for the final