CS 445: Topics for August 28/30 & Sept 1, 2017

• First Day Quiz!

• Discuss course structure and expectations

• Overview of labs.

• Begin Lab 1: HTML/Javascript , Select partners.

• Selected book excerpts are available on WISE under the Resources link for CS 445 02 17/FA. If you feel the need for additional readings, please let the instructor know.

• Please take plenty of notes in the class. Some of the material discussed in class can be found in class handouts and the text. However, not all of it is found there. Also, you may find it useful to print out the handouts so that you can add your own written comments and notes.

• SIGGRAPH

  • 2016 Siggraph on YouTube
  • SIGGRAPH University : "Introduction to 3D Computer Graphics"

• Misc Javascript Concepts:

  • To fix the favicon error, add the following line to your header:

    <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="./favicon.png">

    and add an icon (e.g. 32x32) png image to your folder called favicon.png. For example, you could use favicon.png
  • Document Object Model (DOM)
  • Window Object and Browser Object Model (BOM)
  • Where does Javascript code go?: Embedded or scripts
  • How does Javascript differ from Java (see notes)

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