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 28

Introduction


29






30

Introduction

Displays

Choose partners for Project 1

31




April 1

Displays

Image Processing

Impressionist Assigned

2






4

Image Processing

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

5

 

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

6

Image Processing

Affine Transformations

7




8

Affine Transformations

Hierarchical Modeling

HW #1 assigned

3






11

Hierarchical Modeling

Projections


12






13

Projections

Choose partners for Project 2

14




15

Projections

Hidden Surfaces

Impressionist Due
Modeler Assigned

4






18

Hidden Surfaces


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

Impressionist Artifact Due

19




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

20

Hidden Surfaces

Shading

21




22

Shading


HW#1 Due

5






25

Shading

Ray Tracing


26





27

Ray Tracing

Choose partners for Project 3

28

 

29

Ray Tracing


Modeler Due
Trace Assigned

6






May 2

Ray Tracing

Anti-aliasing and Acceleration

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

Modeler Artifact

3



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

4

Anti-aliasing and Acceleration

Distribution Ray Tracing

 

5




6

Distribution Ray Tracing

Texture Mapping

 

HW#2 Assigned

7






9

Texture Mapping

Parametric Curves


10


11

Parametric Curves

Choose Partners for Project 4

12





13

Parametric Curves

Trace Due
Animator Assigned

8






16

Parametric Curves

Particle Systems

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

Trace Artifact Due

17

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





18

Particle Systems

 

19

20

Parametric surfaces

HW#2 Due

9






23

 

Parametric surfaces

 

Subdivision curves and surfaces

24


25

Advanced Animation

Dynamics

26

27

Principles of Traditional Animation

Animator Due

10






30

 

No School - Memorial Day

31






June 1

Character Dynamics

2





Animation Snap-shot due at Noon

3

In Class Voting!


Animation Artifact Due at 10am

Finals
Week





6

7

Final Exam 2:30 - 4:20



8

9


10