(Winter 2010)

This ten-meeting instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to create 3D effects using Windows Presentation Foundation. Class provides information on the new WPF 3D API in code (C# and VB.NET) and XAML. This course is intended for application developers who know how to build simple WPF applications in .NET, and how to use the common features of the .NET base class library. Please note that the nature of this topic requires linear algebra (vectors, matrix transforms, and quaternion) but students can be successful in this course without prior extensive mathematics background. Prerequisites: Before attending this course, students should have intermediate experience developing applications using .NET 2.0 and building simple WPF applications using Visual Studio. Assumed WPF experience should include XAML, Styles, and Animation support for 2D elements and basic controls.

Peter Partch, M.S., MCP, is an independent consultant specializing in Microsoft Windows user mode and kernel mode development. He has been working as a professional software developer since 1983 and has been working exclusively with Windows technologies since 1992. Peter has been teaching classes at UCI since 1997 and has taught: Win32 development using C/C++, MFC, COM development in C++, ATL, .Net Framework, .Net Security (including CAS and the various crypto classes), and Windows Forms. Current classes include: WPF, WCF, WWF, and Silverlight