Announcements

Important announcements related to the course will be posted here.

Thu, Dec 20:
Final grades are now available. You can see yours on Grades Page. You guys did an excellent job, and I really liked all the final projects. If you want to stop by and see your final exam, you are welcome to visit my office. I'd like to thank you all for taking the course. I wish you all happy holidays and hope you have a good break.
Mon, Dec 10:
Instructions for the project demos and final project submission can be found on the Project Page.
Sun, Dec 9:
The take-home final exam is available on the Handouts Page. It is due Mon, Dec 17, at 4:00pm. You can either drop it with me at my office (AVW 3373) or send it by email.
Thu, Dec 6:
Course evaluations are now available, until Dec 12. Please click here to fill yours out. Note that you will need to log in using your directory ID, not your student ID number. Your feedback is very important to me in planning changes for next semester. As an inducement, people who submit a course evaluation will be entered in a drawing for a free iPod.
Thu, Dec 6:
I'd like to personally thank the two dedicated students who showed up for class today. (You guys are the greatest!) Given the rather meager turn-out and ambiguity about whether class would be merely delayed or cancelled, I've decided to go ahead and cancel. The notes on development and production can be found on the Lecture Notes page. I may give a quick review of the material in next Tuesday's lecture (assuming it doesn't snow then!). Stay tuned for the take-home final, which I hope to post by tomorrow.
Wed, Nov 14:
I've posted grades for the Initial Prototypes. Visit the Grades Page. Every member of each group received the same grade and same written comments. If you have any questions about your grade or my comments, please feel free to send me email.
Tue, Nov 13:
Stage 3 requirements for the project have been posted to the Projects Page. It is due Tue, Nov 27, at midnight. Remember that the midterm quiz is due at the start of class on Thursday. Send me an email if you have questions.
Thu, Nov 8:
I have fixed a few typos in the Take-home Quiz. The latest version can be found on the Handouts Page.
Tue, Nov 6:
I have posted a take-home midterm quiz on the Handouts Page. It is due at the start of class, Thu Nov 15. All work is to be done independently, but you may contact me if you have questions.
Sun, Oct 28:
I've (finally!) posted grades for the Project Proposals and Initial Descriptions. Overall they were well done. Visit the Grades Page. If you don't see your grades, please let me know.
Tue, Oct 16:
The next stage for your project, the Initial Prototype, has been announced. See Stage 2 of the Project Page for more information. It is due Tue, Oct 30, by 11:59pm.
Fri, Oct 5:
I requested LinuxLab accounts. To get your account, log into the online grading system using your University ID and password and select CMSC 498M. I have also put together a brief document explaining how to set up a CVS server, which can be found on the Handouts Page.
Mon, Oct 1:
The next phase of the project development process will be your team's Initial Project Description. It will be due next Tuesday, Oct 9, at midnight. See Stage 1 of the Project Page for more information.
Wed, Sep 26:
...and the winners are: The proposers will each give a short 5-minute presentation of the proposal in class on Thurs, Sep 27, and afterwards we will allocate people to the projects.
Thu, Sep 20:
We have a discussion forum set up for us. Here is the forum link. If you have any questions or problems, please send me email.
Mon, Sep 17:
The project proposals can be found here.
Thu, Sep 13:
Here is a simple OpenGL Sample Program, that was shown in Lecture 2 in class.
Mon, Sep 10:
Assignment 1 has been handed out. (See the Handouts Page.) It is due Tue, Sep 11, by midnight.
Wed, Aug 29:
Evan Golub has put together a page from which to obtain copies of either Visual Studio.NET 2005 (Express). The link is:
http://msdnaa.cs.umd.edu:8000/software/cmsc498m.shtml
To access this page, you will need an account and password. To obtain an account, send me email.
Note: This is only for students taking CMSC 498M this semester.