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






September 26

 


27






28

Introduction

 

Start looking for Impressionist partner 

29




30

Introduction

Displays

Impressionist Assigned

2






October 3

Displays

Image Processing

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

4

 

 

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

5

Image Processing

 

6






7

Image Processing

Affine Transformations

 

HW #1 assigned

3






10

Affine Transformations

Hierarchical Modeling


11






12

Hierarchical Modeling

Projections

Choose partners for Modeler

13




14

Projections

 

Impressionist Due
Modeler Assigned

4






17

Projections

 

 

Impressionist Artifact Due

18




19

Hidden Surfaces

 

20






21

Hidden Surfaces

Shading

 

HW#1 Due

5






24

Shading

 


25





26

Shading

 

Choose partners for Trace

27

 

28

Ray Tracing


Modeler Due
Trace Assigned

6






31

Ray Tracing

 


Modeler Artifact

November 1



 

2

Ray Tracing

 

 

 

3




4

Anti-aliasing and Acceleration

 

 

7






7

Anti-aliasing and Acceleration

Distribution Ray Tracing


8


9

Distribution Ray Tracing

Texture Mapping

 

 

10



Choose Partners for Animator


HW#2 Assigned

11

 

 

No School:

    Veteran's Day

 


8






14

Parametric Curves

 

 

 

15

 



Trace Due

16

Parametric Curves

 

Animator Assigned

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Parametric Curves

Particle Systems

Trace Artifact Due

 

9






21

 

Particle Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22


23

Parametric surfaces

 

HW#2 Due

24

 

 

No School:

    Thanksgiving break

25

 

 

No School:

    Thanksgiving break

 

 

10






28

Subdivision curves and surfaces

 

29






30

Principles of Traditional Animation

December 1





 

2

Advanced Topics 


Animator Due

11




5

 

Advanced topics

6



 

 

 

7

Advanced Topics 

8


 

 

Animation Snap-shot due at Noon

9


In Class Voting!

 

Animation Artifact Due at 9am

Finals week 12 13 14

 

Final Exam 2:30 - 4:20

 

 

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