Here is a rough estimate of how the class will proceed.
| Week | Date | Lecture Topic | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 1 | Introduction, displays, image processing |
Impressionist project assigned |
| 2 | April 8 | Image processing | |
| 3 | April 15 | Affine transformations, hierarchical modeling, projections |
Impressionist due before class Impressionist artifact due Friday Modeler project assigned |
| 4 | April 22 | Projections, hidden surface removal | |
| 5 | April 29 | Shading, ray tracing |
Modeler project due before class Modeler artifact due Friday Homework #1 assigned |
| 6 | May 6 | Ray tracing, help session |
Homework #1 due Trace project assigned |
| 7 | May 13 | Anti-aliased, accelerated, and distribution ray tracing, texture mapping | |
| 8 | May 20 | Parametric curves, particle systems |
Trace project due before class Trace artifact due Friday Animator project assigned |
| 9 | May 27 | Life in the gradient domain |
Homework #2 assigned
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| 10 | June 3 | Parametric curves and surfaces, subdivision curves and surfaces, animation principles | Animator project due before class |
| 11 | June 10 | Special topics |
Homework #2 due Final animations due by 10am |