Here is a rough estimate of how the class will proceed.
| Week | Date | Lecture Topic | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 8 | Introduction, displays, image processing |
Impressionist project assigned |
| 2 | Jan 15 | Image processing, affine tranformations | |
| 3 | Jan 22 | Affine transformations, hierarchical modeling, surfaces of revolution, projections |
Impressionist due before class Impressionist artifact due Thursday Homework #1 assigned |
| 4 | Jan 29 | Projections, shading |
Homework #1 due Modeler project assigned |
| 5 | Feb 5 | Shading, texture mapping, ray tracing | |
| 6 | Feb 12 | Ray tracing |
Modeler project due before class Modeler artifact due Thursday Trace project assigned |
| 7 | Feb 19 | Anti-aliased, accelerated, and distribution ray tracing | |
| 8 | Feb 26 | Parametric curves, particle systems |
Trace project due before class Trace artifact due Thursday Animator project assigned |
| 9 | March 5 | Parametric curves and surfaces |
Homework #2 assigned
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| 10 | March 12 | Parametric surfaces, subdivision curves, and animation principles | Animator project due before class |
| 11 | March 19 | Special topics |
Homework #2 due Final animations due by 10am |