COS 426:
Computer Graphics
Spring 2009

Weeks		Lectures (click for notes)	Readings
1	Tu 2/3	Introduction	H&B 1, 2.1-2.2, 12, Appendix A
	Th 2/5	Image Processing I	H&B 10.8-10.9, [Smith95b]
2	Tu 2/10	Image Processing II	H&B 4.17, [Hanrahan95]
	Th 2/12	Image Composition	[Smith95a], [Smith95c], [Beier92]
3	Tu 2/17	Modeling Overview	H&B 8.1-8.7
	Th 2/19	Modeling with Polygonal Meshes	Chapters 1-3 of [Botsch07]
4	Tu 2/24	Modeling with Subdivision Surfaces	Chapters 1-2 of [Zorin00]
	Th 2/26	Modeling with Parametric Curves	H&B 8.8-8.18
5	Tu 3/3	Modeling with Parametric & Implicit Surfaces
	Th 3/5	Modeling with Solid Representations	H&B 8.19-8.28, [Kaufman00]
6	Tu 3/10	Modeling with Scene Graphs	H&B 5, 14
	Th 3/12	First exam	Bring an 8.5x11" cheat sheet (Old exams)
7	Tu 3/17	No class - spring break
	Th 3/19	No class - spring break
8	Tu 3/24	Rendering Overview	H&B 2-9, 3.1-3.4, 3.14-3.16
	Th 3/26	Rendering with Ray Casting	H&B 10.11
9	Tu 3/31	Rendering with Direct Illumination	H&B 10.1-10.7
	Th 4/2	Rendering with Global Illumination	H&B 9, 10.12-10.14
10	Tu 4/7	Rendering Polygon Pipeline	H&B 6, 7
	Th 4/9	Rendering with Shading & Textures	H&B 10.10, 10.17-10.18, [Heckbert86]
11	Tu 4/14	Final Project Planning
	Th 4/16	Animation with Keyframes
12	Tu 4/21	Simulation with Passive Dynamics	[Witkin01a], [Witkin01b]
	Th 4/23	Simulation with Active Dynamics	H&B 13
13	Tu 4/28	Final Project Presentations
	Th 4/31	Second exam	Bring an 8.5x11" cheat sheet (Old exams)
	Fr 5/8	Final Project Demo Day