Lecture Schedule and Assignment Due Dates

Tentative Lecture Schedule

Will be revised as class progresses!

Date Topic Lecture Slides Readings
1/22 Introduction PDF Shirley et al., chs. 1,2,3,4
1/27 Color PDF Shirley et al., chs. 21,22
1/29 Shading PDF Shirley et al., ch. 10
2/3 Cont.
2/5 2D Transformations PDF Shirley et al., chs. 5, 6
2/10 3D Transformations PDF Shirley et al., chs. 5, 6
2/12 Ray Tracing PDF Shirley et al., chs. 4, 12, 13
2/17 NO CLASS
2/19 Cont.
2/24 Acceleration Data Structures PDF Shirley et al., ch. 12
2/26 Perspective PDF Shirley et al., ch. 7
3/3 Scan Conversion PDF Shirley et al., ch. 8
3/5 Clipping PDF Shirley et al., ch. 8
3/10 Textures PDF Shirley et al., ch. 11
3/12 Midterm Exam
3/17 Curves and Surfaces PDF Shirley et al., ch. 15
3/19 Cont.
3/24 Spring Break
3/26 Spring Break
3/31 Splines and Nurbs PDF Shirley et al., ch. 15
4/2 Subdivision PDF
4/7 Radiometry PDF Shirley et al., chs. 25,20,24
4/9 Global Ilumination PDF Shirley et al., ch. 24
4/14 Animation Intro PDF Shirley et al., ch. 17
4/16 Kinematics PDF Shirley et al., ch. 17
4/21 Motion Capture PDF
4/23 Spring and Mass Systems PDF
4/28 Simulation Basics PDF
4/30
5/5 Dead Week
5/7 Dead Week
5/13 Final Exam