This course can be used to satisfy MS track elective requirements for software systems and network systems tracks. Because this is a new course, it may not be listed yet in the MS degree track requirements.

Enrollment: The Spring 2009 enrollment for this class will be limited. Please register early if you plan to take this class in Spring 2009. If the class is full and you would like to take the class, please email the instructor and come to the first day of class. Undergraduate students are welcome to enroll. However, Columbia requires undergraduates to submit an add/drop form with the instructor's signature to the Registrar's Office to register for the course.

More Information:

• iPhone and Android Apps 101, Forbes.com, November 2008.
  
• iPhone Developer University Program
• Android: An Open Handset Alliance Project
• Worldwide Smartphone Market to Grow More Than 30 Percent Each Year Through 2012
  
• Mobile Phones Could Soon Rival the PC As World's Dominant Internet Platform
  

Instructor: Prof. Jason Nieh, 212-939-7160, office hours: M1PM-3PM CSB 518

TA: Carlos-Rene Perez, 646-775-6005, office hours: TR4PM-5PM CSB 521

TA: Xintong Zhou, 212-854-4916, office hours: W10AM-12PM, F1PM-3PM TA Rm

Optional Android Text: Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform, Ed Burnette, The Pragmatic Bookshelf, Raleigh, NC, 2008 (also available from Amazon.com). See Code, Errata, and Discussion.

Optional iPhone Text: iPhone SDK Development (only Beta PDF available), Bill Dudney, Chris Adamson, Marcel Molina, The Pragmatic Bookshelf, Raleigh, NC, 2009. See Code, Errata, and Discussion.

Optional iPhone Text: iPhone SDK Application Development (available starting January 27), Jonathan Zdziarski, O'Reilly & Associates, Sebastopol, CA, 2009 (also available from Amazon.com). See Code and Errata.

Computing Requirements: You do not need to have any special hardware to take this class. You will be given the option of whether you would like to do assignments and projects using iPhone, Android, or both. If you would like to work with Android, there are no special requirements as cross-platform software is available. If you would like to work with iPhone, you must either have an Intel-based Mac running Leopard or sign up to use the Gateway Lab. The use of the Gateway Lab requires payment of a $275 fee which is added to your semester tuition bill. Buying a Mac Mini ($579) is perhaps a cost effective alternative.