Course calendar

The course calendar below gives the lecture topics, assignment and due dates for homeworks and projects, exam dates, times of project help sessions, and observed holidays.  The calendar is subject to change during the quarter, and we will remind you as each of the due dates and help sessions comes near.

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1






March 29

Introduction


30






31

Introduction

Displays

Choose partners for Project 1

April 1




2

Displays

Image Processing

Impressionist Assigned

2






5

Image Processing

Project 1 Help Session
(1:30-2:20pm) in Sieg 327

6

 

Project 1 Help Session
(2:00-3:00pm) in Sieg 327

7

Image Processing

Affine Transformations

8






9

Affine Transformations

Hierarchical Modeling

HW #1 assigned

3






12

Hierarchical Modeling

Projections


13






14

Projections

Choose partners for Project 2

15




16

Projections

Hidden Surfaces

Impressionist Due
Modeler Assigned

4






19

Hidden Surfaces


Project 2 Help Session
(1:30-2:20pm) in Sieg 327

Impressionist Artifact Due

20




Project 2 Help Session
(2:30-3:20pm) in Sieg 327

21

Hidden Surfaces

Shading

22






23

Shading


HW#1 Due

5






26

Shading

Ray Tracing


27





28

Ray Tracing

Choose partners for Project 3

29

 

30

Ray Tracing


Trace Assigned

6






May 3

Ray Tracing

Anti-aliasing and Acceleration

Project 3 Help Session
(4:00 - 5:00pm) in Sieg 327

Modeler Due
Modeler Artifact

4



Project 3 Help Session
(3:30 - 4:30pm) in Sieg 327

5

Anti-aliasing and Acceleration

Distribution Ray Tracing

 

6




7

Distribution Ray Tracing

Texture Mapping

 

HW#2 Assigned

7






10

Texture Mapping

Parametric Curves


11


12

Parametric Curves

Choose Partners for Project 4

13





14

Parametric Curves

Trace Due
Animator Assigned

8






17

Parametric Curves

Particle Systems

Project 4 Help Session
(4:00 - 5:00pm) in Sieg 327

Trace Artifact Due

18

Project 4 Help Session
(5:00 - 6:00pm) in Sieg 327





19

Particle Systems

 

20

21

Parametric surfaces

HW#2 Due

9






24

 

Parametric surfaces

 

Subdivision curves and surfaces

25


26

Advanced topics

27

28

Principles of Traditional Animation

Animator Due

10






31

 

No School - Memorial Day

June 1






2

Advanced Topics 

3





Animation Snap-shot due at Noon

4

In Class Voting!


Animation Artifact Due at 10am

Finals
Week





7

8

Final Exam 2:30 - 4:20



9

10


11