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 27

28

Introduction

Choose partners for Project 1

29

30

Displays

Image Processing

Impressionist Assigned

31

Impressionist Help Session
(1:30-2:30) in Sieg 327

2






April 3

4 

 

Image Processing

Affine Transformations

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

5

6

Affine Transformations

Hierarchical Modeling


 

7

 

HW #1 assigned
 

3






10

11

Hierarchical Modeling

Projections

Choose partners for Modeler

12

13

Projections

Impressionist Due
Modeler Assigned

14

4






17

Impressionist Artifact Due

 

18

Hidden Surfaces

19

20

Shading

 

21

HW#1 Due @ 3:00 in Steve Seitz's box (main office)

5






24


25

Shading

Ray Tracing

Choose partners for Trace

26

 

27

Ray Tracing

Modeler Due
Trace Assigned

 

28

6






May 1

 

Modeler Artifact Due

2


Ray Tracing

 

3

4

 

Anti-aliasing and Acceleration

 

Distribution Ray Tracing

 

HW #2 assigned

5

7






8


9

Distribution Ray Tracing

Texture Mapping

Choose Partners for Project 4

10

 

11

Parametric Curves

Trace Due
Animator Assigned

12


8






15

Trace Artifact Due

16

Parametric Curves

Particle Systems

 

17

18

 

Particle Systems

Parametric surfaces

HW#2 Due

19

9






22

 

 

 

 

 

23
 

Parametric surfaces

 

Subdivision curves and surfaces

24

25

Principles of Traditional Animation

Animator Due

26

10






29

 

Memorial Day

30

Advanced Topics


31

 

Animation Snap-shot due at Noon

June 1

In Class Voting!

Animation Artifact Due at 9am

2

Finals week 5

Final 10:30am-12:20pm
6 7

 

 

8 9