Course schedule

CS 248 - Introduction to Computer Graphics
Autumn Quarter, 1999
Marc Levoy

Here is the current version of the course schedule. It will be updated as changes are made. After lectures are given and assignments are made, the corresponding entries in the table will be made clickable.

Date Lecture Homework Reading

Thu Sep 23
Introduction
FvD 1

Tue Sep 28

Thu Sep 30
Fri Oct 1
Raster displays

Physical colorspaces
hw1 assigned

hw1 help session
(Sean)
FvD 4
[Haeberli]
FvD 13.2

Tue Oct 5
Thu Oct 7
Grayscale, gamma, dithering
Intuitive colorspaces
FvD 13.1
FvD 13.3-13.6

Mon Oct 11
Tue Oct 12
Thu Oct 14
Fri Oct 15

Sampling theory, aliasing

Practical antialiasing methods
hw1 demos
hw1 writeup due,
hw2 assigned

hw2 help session
(Lucas)

FvD 14.10
FvD 3.17.1-3.17.3

Tue Oct 19
Thu Oct 21
Rasterization algorithms
Digital compositing
FvD 3.1-3.14

FvD 17.6,
[Blinn16], [Blinn17]

Tue Oct 26
Thu Oct 28
Fri Oct 29
2D geometric transformations

3D geometric transformations
hw2 due

midterm review
(Szymon)
FvD 5

Mon Nov 1

Tue Nov 2

Thu Nov 4

Fri Nov 5
Midterm exam
7-9pm, Gates B01/B03

Image warping

Viewing I:
the wonders of perspective

hw3/4 assigned

hw3 help session
(Dave)

FvD 17.4,
[Heckbert]

FvD 6,
(skip 6.2,.3,.5.1-.5.3)

GL 1, 2, App D

Tue Nov 9

Thu Nov 11
Viewing II:
the mathematics of perspective
Visibility I:
Z-buffer algorithm
GL 3

FvD 15.1-15.5

Mon Nov 15
Tue Nov 16

Thu Nov 18

Visibility II:
scanline, area algorithms
Visibility III:
list priority, ray tracing
hw3 demos

FvD 15.6-15.7

FvD 15.10-15.11

Tue Nov 23

Thu Nov 25
Lighting I:
illumination, diffuse reflection
Thanksgiving - no class
FvD 16.1-16.3,
GL 5

Tue Nov 30

Thu Dec 2

Fri Dec 3
Sat Dec 4
Lighting II: specular reflection,
generalized lighting models
Volume rendering,
image-based rendering

hw4 demos and jury
final review,
420-041, 2-4pm,
not televised

Tue Dec 7
Fri Dec 10

Final exam 12:15 - 2:15pm, TCSEQ 200
hw4 writeup due

Date	Lecture	Homework	Reading
Thu Sep 23	Introduction		FvD 1
Tue Sep 28 Thu Sep 30 Fri Oct 1	Raster displays Physical colorspaces	hw1 assigned hw1 help session (Sean)	FvD 4 [Haeberli] FvD 13.2
Tue Oct 5 Thu Oct 7	Grayscale, gamma, dithering Intuitive colorspaces		FvD 13.1 FvD 13.3-13.6
Mon Oct 11 Tue Oct 12 Thu Oct 14 Fri Oct 15	Sampling theory, aliasing Practical antialiasing methods	hw1 demos hw1 writeup due, hw2 assigned hw2 help session (Lucas)	FvD 14.10 FvD 3.17.1-3.17.3
Tue Oct 19 Thu Oct 21	Rasterization algorithms Digital compositing		FvD 3.1-3.14 FvD 17.6, [Blinn16], [Blinn17]
Tue Oct 26 Thu Oct 28 Fri Oct 29	2D geometric transformations 3D geometric transformations	hw2 due midterm review (Szymon)	FvD 5
Mon Nov 1 Tue Nov 2 Thu Nov 4 Fri Nov 5	Midterm exam 7-9pm, Gates B01/B03 Image warping Viewing I: the wonders of perspective	hw3/4 assigned hw3 help session (Dave)	FvD 17.4, [Heckbert] FvD 6, (skip 6.2,.3,.5.1-.5.3) GL 1, 2, App D
Tue Nov 9 Thu Nov 11	Viewing II: the mathematics of perspective Visibility I: Z-buffer algorithm		GL 3 FvD 15.1-15.5
Mon Nov 15 Tue Nov 16 Thu Nov 18	Visibility II: scanline, area algorithms Visibility III: list priority, ray tracing	hw3 demos	FvD 15.6-15.7 FvD 15.10-15.11
Tue Nov 23 Thu Nov 25	Lighting I: illumination, diffuse reflection Thanksgiving - no class		FvD 16.1-16.3, GL 5
Tue Nov 30 Thu Dec 2 Fri Dec 3 Sat Dec 4	Lighting II: specular reflection, generalized lighting models Volume rendering, image-based rendering	hw4 demos and jury final review, 420-041, 2-4pm, not televised
Tue Dec 7 Fri Dec 10	Final exam 12:15 - 2:15pm, TCSEQ 200	hw4 writeup due

Readings:

[BeierNeely] Beier, T., Neely, S., Feature-Based Image Metamorphosis,
Computer Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH), 26:2, pp. 35-42, 1992.

[Blinn16] Blinn, J., Chapter 16: Compositing - Theory,
Jim Blinn's Corner: Dirty Pixels.

[Blinn17] Blinn, J., Chapter 17: Compositing - Practice,
Jim Blinn's Corner: Dirty Pixels.

[FvD] Foley, van Dam, Feiner, and Hughes,
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice,
second edition in C, Addison-Wesley.
Click here for errata

[Haeberli] Haeberli, P., Paint by numbers,
Computer Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH), 24:4, pp. 207-208, 1990.

[Heckbert] Heckbert, P., A Survey of Texture Mapping,
IEEE Computer Graphics, 6:11, pp. 56-67, 1986.

[GL] Woo, Neider, and Davis,
OpenGL Programming Guide
second edition, Addison-Wesley.
Click here for errata

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