Unit 0: Introduction to Programming for Non-Programmers

• Course Introduction

Unit 1: Setting Up

• Downloading Xcode
• Installing Xcode
• Creating a First Application
• Exercise: Creating First Application

Unit 2: Setting Up Demo

• Demo: Tour of Xcode (shows how to create first app)

Unit 3: Basics of C

• Coding Statements and Syntax
• Code Formatting
• Variables
• Operators
• Functions
• Scope
• Conditionals
• Creating a First Program
• Demo: Compiling and Running a First Program
• Demo: Basics of C

Unit 4: Memory and Pointers – Part 1

• Arrays
• Loops
• Text Strings
• Multidimensional Arrays
• Pointers
• Dynamic Memory
• Strings and Dynamic Memory

Unit 5: Memory and Pointers – Part 2

• Arrays of Strings
• Data Structures (structs)
• Header Files
• Demo: Working with an Address Book 10
• Demo: Compiling and Running the Header File Test
• Exercise: Working with Structures

Unit 6: Thinking in Objects

• Structures and Classes
• Accessors
• Inheritance
• Composition
• Lifetime of Objects
• Built-in Classes
• Exercise: Thinking in Objects
• Demo: Creating and Working with Objects

Unit 7: Basics of Objective-C

• Working with NSStrings
• Working with Methods
• Working with Aceessors
• Creating Objects
• Basic Memory Management
• Implementing a Class
• Declaring Classes
• Exercise: Building Basic Objective-C Classes

Unit 8: Basics of Objective C Demo

• Demo: Creating and Working with the Photoinfo Class

Unit 9: More Objective-C Part 1

• Memory Management
• Class Name Prefixes
• Class Properties
• Objective-C on 64-Bit Systems
• Class Categories

Unit 10: More Objective-C Part 2

• Class Protocols
• Dynamic Messaging
• Class Exceptions
• Class Introspection
• Exercise: Advanced Objective-C Concepts
• Demo: Working with the DataCollector Class, Arrays, Workspaces

Unit 11: Core Foundation Value Classes

• Mutability in Core Foundation Value Classes/li>
• NSString
• NSNumber
• NSData
• NSArray
• NSDictionary
• NSDate
• NSSet
• NSValue
• Exercise: Using Foundation Classes to Perform Localization
• Demo: Working with Core Foundation Value Classes

Unit 12: Basic Controls – Part 1

• Basic Controls – Overview
• Windows and Views
• Targets and Actions
• Responder Chains
• Demo: Creating Different Button Styles
• Demo Target and Actions

Unit 13: Basic Controls – Part 2

• More Targets and Actions
• Outlets
• Data Sources
• Bindings
• Exercise: Working with Basic Controls
• Demo: Binding a Data Source

Unit 14: Designing Applications Using MVC – Part 1

• What is the Model-View-Controller (MVC) Architecture?
• Controller
  • Methods
  • Core Data Classes
• Creating Project Files
• Creating the Gallery and Entities
  • Add Attributes and Relationships
  • Frameworks

Unit 15: Designing Applications Using MVC – Part 2

• Creating Project Files
  • Controllers
• Creating the User Interface
• Running the Application
• Preparing for Release
• Exercise: Designing Applications Using the Model –View
• Controller Approach
• Demo: Preparing Application for Release

Unit 16: Custom Views and Drawing Part 1

• View and Drawing Frameworks
• Basic Geametry
  • Creating shapes
  • Converting Geametry Structures to Strings
• Demo: Converting Geametry Structures to Strings

Unit 17: Custom Views and Drawing Part 2

• Basic Geometry
  • Converting Strings to Geometry Structures
  • Cocoa Coordinate System
  • Derived Rects
  • NSRect Comparison and Spatial Functions
• Demo: Basic Geometry – Working with Rectangles

Unit 18: Custom Views and Drawing Part 3

• Basic Drawing
• Bezier Paths
• Images
• Shadows
• Gradients
• Refactoring View Code
• Demo: Basic Drawing
• Demo: Bezier Paths and Images

Unit 19: Custom Views and Drawing Part 4

• Text Mouse Events
• Keyboard Events
• Exercise: Working with Custom Views and Drawing
• Demo: Handling Images and Shadows