15-462 Syllabus for Fall 2007

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

Week of	Tue	Thu
Aug 28	Introduction / Event Driven Programming Reading: OpenGL Ch1 Programming Asst #1 OUT	Graphics Pipeline OpenGL Overview slides Reading: OpenGL Ch2,3
Sept 4	Math for Computer Graphics Reading: Shirley Ch2, OpenGL Ch7	Rasterization Reading: Shirley Ch3, OpenGL Ch6
Sept 11	Signal Processing (Efros) 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 18	Transformations / Viewing Reading: Shirley Ch7	Curves Reading: Shirley Ch15 Written Asst #1 DUE Programming Asst #2 OUT
Sept 25	More Curves / Coaster Physics Reading: OpenGL Ch4	Shading and Texture Reading: Shirley Ch9, Ch11, OpenGL Ch5, Ch9 Slides
Oct 2	Light and Color (Efros) Reading: Shirley Ch19,20	Review of the Graphics Pipeline / Graphics HW (Mun) Reading: Shirley Ch12,17, OpenGL Ch10
Oct 9	Guest Speaker (Curtis Beeson, NVIDIA) Programming Asst #2 DUE	Midterm Review
Oct 16	Midterm	Hand back midterm
Oct 23	Ray Tracing I Reading: Shirley Ch10 Programming Asst #3 OUT	Ray Tracing II
Oct 30	Ray Tracing III	Spatial Data Structures
Nov 6	Global Illumination Reading: Shirley Ch23	Environment Mapping and Tone Reproduction Lecture Slides: pdf
Nov 13	Visual Perception Reading: Shirley Ch21 Lecture Slides: pdf Programming Asst #3 DUE	Image-based Rendering Reading: Shirley Ch25 Lecture Slides: pdf
Nov 20	Procedural modeling, physical simulation, texture synthesis Slide 1: Procedural Modeling Programming Asst #4 OUT	THANSKGIVING (no class)
Nov 27	Game Programming (Mun) Slides ppt, pdf Written Asst #2 OUT	Animation (Pollard) Reading: Shirley Ch16 Slides
Dec 4	Data-Driven Graphics Slides Written Asst #2 DUE	Course Review (Pollard + Efros) Programming Asst #4 DUE
Dec 11	Final Exam 5:30pm--8:30pm, BH 136A	---