This is a tentative syllabus. Slides, handouts, and updates will be available through the course web page.
| Week of | Tue | Thu |
| January 13 | What is Computer Graphics? | OpenGL and Graphics Hardware |
| January 20 | More OpenGL | Transformations |
| January 27 | Hierarchy | Viewing and Clipping
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| February 3 | Lighting and Illumination | Shading
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| February 10 | Texture Mapping | Curves and Surfaces |
| February 17 | Level of Detail (S. Vaidhyanathan) | Rasterization
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| February 24 | Ray Tracing I | Ray Tracing II
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| March 2 | Midterm (in class) | Midterm handed back (Solutions) |
| March 9 | SPRING BREAK --- NO CLASS --- | SPRING BREAK --- NO CLASS --- |
| March 16 | Spatial Data Structures | Radiosity |
| March 23 | Global Illumination (S. Vaidhyanathan) | Animation |
| March 30 | Particle Systems | Physically Based Animation
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| April 6 | Image-based Rendering | Texture Synthesis (J. Hays)
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| April 13 | Non-Photorealistic Rendering | SPRING CARNIVAL --- NO CLASS --- |
| April 20 | Scientific Visualization | Virtual Environments |
| April 27 | No lecture | Course review
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| May 3 (5:30pm -- 8:30pm, WeH 7500) | Final Exam | --- |