15-462 Syllabus for Fall 2005

This is a tentative syllabus. Slides, handouts, and updates will be available through the course web page.

Week of	Tue	Thu
Aug 30	Introduction / Event Driven Programming Reading: OpenGL Ch1 Programming Asst #1 OUT	Graphics Pipeline Reading: OpenGL Ch2,3
Sept 6	Math for Computer Graphics Reading: Shirley Ch2, OpenGL Ch7	Rasterization Reading: Shirley Ch3, OpenGL Ch6
Sept 13	Signal Processing Reading: Shirley Ch4 Blinn articles on aliasing: #1 #2 Programming Asst #1 DUE	Linear Algebra and Transformations Reading: Shirley Ch5,6 Written Asst #1 OUT
Sept 20	Transformations / Viewing Reading: Shirley Ch7	Curves Reading: Shirley Ch15 Written Asst #1 DUE (solutions) Programming Asst #2 OUT
Sept 27	More Curves / Coaster Physics Reading: OpenGL Ch4	Shading Reading: Shirley Ch9, OpenGL Ch5
Oct 4	Texture and More Signal Processing Reading: Shirley Ch11, OpenGL Ch9	Review of the Graphics Pipeline / Graphics HW Reading: Shirley Ch12,17, OpenGL Ch10 Here is a link to Ken Perlin's talk on noise
Oct 11	Light and Color Reading: Shirley Ch19,20 Programming Asst #2 DUE	Midterm Review
Oct 18	Midterm	Hand back midterm Midterm exam Midterm solutions
Oct 25	Ray Tracing I Reading: Shirley Ch10 Programming Asst #3 OUT	Ray Tracing II
Nov 1	Ray Tracing III (sampling) Reading: Shirley Ch14 Slides	Data Structures Reading: Shirley Ch8,13
Nov 8	Radiosity Reading: Shirley Ch23 Slides	More Global Illumination Reading: Veach and Guibas, "Metropolis Light Transport"
Nov 15	Tone Reproduction and Reflection Models Reading: Shirley Ch22,24 Reading: Tumblin and Hodgins, "Two Methods for Display of High Contrast Images" Programming Asst #3 DUE	Image Based Rendering Reading: Shirley Ch25 Slides
Nov 22	Texture Synthesis Programming Asst #4 OUT Slides	THANSKGIVING (no class)
Nov 29	Non-Photorealistic Rendering Written Asst #2 OUT Slides SIGGRAPH 2005 course "Line Drawings from 3D Models"	Animation I Reading: Shirley Ch16 Slides
Dec 6	Animation II Written Asst #2 DUE (solutions) Slides	Course Review Programming Asst #4 DUE (clusters are back .. extension to Saturday, Dec 10 11:59pm)
Dec 13 (Tues)	Final Exam -- 5:30-8:30pm (DH 1212)	---