CSE 457

Introduction to Computer Graphics
1999 Autumn Quarter

Course Calendar

Here is a rough estimate of how the class will proceed. The final date and assignment deadlines are firm, but the lecture dates are a little more flexible:
Week Date Lecture Assigned Due
Week 1 Mon, Sep 27 Introduction
Wed, Sep 29 Visual perception
Fri, Oct 1 Color
Week 2 Mon, Oct 4 Color HW #1 Home page
Project #1 teams
Wed, Oct 6 Image processing
Fri, Oct 8 Image compositing Project #1 (Impressionist)
Week 3 Mon, Oct 11 2D transformations  
Wed, Oct 13 3D transformations
Fri, Oct 15 3D transformations
Week 4 Mon, Oct 18 Hierarchical modeling HW #2 HW #1
Project #2 teams
Wed, Oct 20 Projections
Fri, Oct 22 Hidden surface removal Project #2 (Articulate) Project #1 (Impressionist)
Week 5 Mon, Oct 25 Hidden surface removal   Project #1 artifact
Wed, Oct 27 Ray tracing  
Fri, Oct 29 Ray tracing
Week 6 Mon, Nov 1 Shading HW#3 HW #2
Project #3 teams
Wed, Nov 3 Shading
Fri, Nov 5 Shading Project #3 (Trace) Project #2 (Articulate)
Week 7 Mon, Nov 8 Texture mapping   Project  #2 artifact
Wed, Nov 10 Texture mapping  
Fri, Nov 13 Curves
Week 8 Mon, Nov 15 Curves HW #4 HW #3
Project #4 teams
Wed, Nov 17 Surfaces
Fri, Nov 19 Surfaces Project #4 (Animate) Project #3 (Trace)
Week 9 Mon, Nov 22 Computer animation   Project #3 artifact
Wed, Nov 24 Computer animation  
Fri, Nov 26 Holiday!
Week 10 Mon, Nov 29 Computer animation HW #4
Wed, Dec 1 Physically based modeling  
Fri, Dec 3 Physically based modeling Project #4 (Animate)
Week 11 Mon, Dec 6 Final review Project #4 artifact
Wed, Dec 8 artifact voting in lab  
Fri, Dec 10 No class
Week 12 Mon, Dec 13
2:30-4:20pm

Final!