This is a tentative syllabus and will be adjusted according to results from Assignment 0 and in-class discussion.
| Week of | Mon | Weds |
| Jan 16 | MLK Day NO CLASS
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Introduction / Course Overview
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| Jan 23 | Keyframing vs. Motion Capture | Inverse Kinematics
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| Jan 30 | More IK | Rigging and Skinning |
| Feb 6 | Motion Capture Lab
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Paper Presentations I |
| Feb 13 | MiniProject1 Presentations
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Simulation |
| Feb 20 | Cloth | Rigid Bodies and Contact |
| Feb 27 | Paper Presentations II | Final Project Brainstorming |
| Mar 6 | SPRING BREAK
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SPRING BREAK
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| Mar 13 | Final Project Pitches
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Final Project Pitches |
| Mar 20 | MiniProject2 Presentations
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Fluids |
| Mar 27 | More Fluids | Paper Presentations III |
| Apr 3 | Deformables | Paper Presentations IV |
| Apr 10 | Character Simulation | Paper Presentations V |
| Apr 17 | Learning for Character Animation | Paper Presentations VI |
| Apr 24 | Crowds | Latest Papers
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| May 8 | FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
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