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• Mar 13: Homework 7 published.
• Mar 11: CLASS CANCELLED due to sickness.
• Mar 7: Solutions posted for H3-H6.
• Mar 7: Homework 6 is online.
• Mar 2: The last Assignmnet, A3, is now online.
• Mar 1: Homework 5 is online.
• Feb 8: Homework 4 is now online.
• Jan 31: Homework problem 3 and Assignment 2 are now online.
• Jan 20: Solutions to HW 1 and 2 are posted as a preparation for the quiz.
• Jan 15: Homework problem 2 is online. It will be discussed in the labs in the week of January 24-28.
• Jan 11: Assignment 1 is online. Due date is January 31.
• Jan 8: Homework problem 1 is online. It will be discussed in the labs in the week of January 17-21. Although homeworks are not graded, they are essential for mastering the course material. I strongly encourage you to try to solve them before your lab...
• Jan 3: labs for this course officially start next Monday (Jan 10). A special session will be held this Friday (noon-1pm in room 005) if you need help with the machine setup for the programming environment.
• Jan 3: Assignment 0 is online. The assignment serves as a reminder for math prerequisites and to set up the programming environment for future assignments. It is due on Monday, January 10, in class.

• Anika Mahmud (hourly)
• Ernesto Torres-Vidal
• Caoyu Wang

• Week 1: Intro and Overview of Rendering Pipeline
• Math prerequisite reading: Textbook, Chaper 2 (except 2.5-2.9), Chapter 5
• Weekly reading: Textbook, Chapter 1
• Lecture 1 slides: 2 slides/page, 6 slides/page.
• Lecture 2 slides: 2, 6.
• Week 2: Affine Transformations, Hierarchical Modeling
• Weekly reading: Chapter 6 (5 in old book edition)
• Mon, Jan 10: Assignment 0 due
• Lecture 3 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 4 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 5 slides: 2, 6.
• Week 3: Perspective
• Weekly reading: Chapter 7 (6 in old edition)
• Lecture 6 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 7 slides: 2, 6 Tuebingen applet demoed in class (English version).
• Lecture 8 slides: 2, 6.
• Week 4: Lighting & Shading
• Weekly reading: Chapter 9 (8 in old edition)
• Lecture 9 slides: 2, 6.
• Wed, Jan 26: Quiz 1
• Lecture 10 slides: 2, 6.
• Week 5: Scan Conversion & Shading
• Weekly reading: Chapter 3 (except 3.8)
• Mon, Jan 31: Assignment 1 due
• Lecture 11 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 12 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 13 slides: 2, 6.
• Week 6: Clipping, Hidden Surface Removal
• Weekly reading: Chapter 8
• Lecture 14 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 15 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 16 slides: 2, 6.
• Week 7: Reading Week
• Rehearsal reading: Chapter 2, 3 (except 3.8), 6, 7, 8 (old edition: 2, 3 (except 3.8), 5, 6, 7)
• New reading: Chapter 2 (rest), 12
• Week 8: Blending, Picking
• Weekly reading:No new reading.
• Lecture 17 slides: 2, 6 (Anika).
• Lecture 18 slides: 2, 6 (Gordon Wetzstein).
• Lecture 19 slides: 2, 6.
• Week 9: Sampling & Texture Mapping
• Weekly reading: Chapter 11 (except 11.8)
• Mon, Feb 28: Assignment 2 due
• Lecture 20 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 21 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 22 slides: 2, 6.
• Week 10: Color
• Weekly reading: Chapter 20
• Lecture 23 slides: 2, 6
• Wed, Mar 9: Quiz 2
• Fri, Mar 11: Class cancelled due to sickness
• Week 11: Shadows; Ray-Tracing
• Weekly reading: Chapter 11.8, 10 (except 10.8-10.11)
• Lecture 24 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 25 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 26 slides: 2, 6.
• Week 12: Global Illumination
• Weekly reading: Chapter 10.11, 14
• Lecture 27 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 28 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 29 slides: 2, 6.
• Week 13: Global Illumination, Parametric Curves
• Weekly reading: Chapters 2.4-2.9, 15.1-15.4
• Lecture 30 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 31 slides: 2, 6.
• Lecture 32 slides: 2, 6.
• Week 14: Current Research, Q&A
• Topics for final exam:

• Assignment 0 Handout, Code, Sample implementation for the programming part (compiled for the lab machines).


• Homework 1 Handout, solution


• Assignment 1 Handout, Code, Sample Implementation (compiled for the lab machines).


• Homework 2 Handout, solution


• Homework 3 Handout, solution


• Assignment 2 Handout, Code, Sample Implementation (compiled for lab machines)


• Homework 4 Handout, solution


• Homework 5 Handout solution


• Assignment 3 Handout


• Homework 6 Handout, solution


• Homework 7 Handout,


• Homework 8 Handout,

• Textbooks:

  	Fundamentals of Computer Graphics: 2nd Edition by Peter Shirley A K Peters, 2005, ISBN: 1568812698 Table of Contents Second edition errata First edition errata
  	OpenGL Programming Guide version 2.1 Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0321335732, (6th edition) You do NOT need to buy this book Use the online version Also see theOpenGL reference

• GLUT: GLUT reference | GLUT downloads | GLUT for Windows | About GLUT
• OpenGL tutorials: NeHe | Nate Robins' OpenGL tutorials
• Remote computing: Compiling OpenGL/GLUT outside the lab
• Stanford Video Game Project Resource List
  
• Mark Kilgard's list of 19 OpenGL Pitfalls
• Omniverous Biped's OpenGL FAQ

• Tamara Munzener, UBC
• David Brogan, Virginia, Fall 2002
• Michiel van de Panne, UBC, Fall 2002-2003, Spring 2002-2003
• Alla Sheffer, UBC, Fall 2004-2005
• Greg Humphreys, Virginia, Fall 2004
• Stephen Chenney, Wisconsin, Fall 2004
• Marc Levoy, Stanford, Fall 2002-2003
• Pat Hanrahan, Stanford, Fall 1998-1999
• Peter Shirley, Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, publisher: AK Peters
• Joel Welling et al, CMU, Spring 2001
• Pascal Vuylsteker, Australian National University, Fall 2003-2004
• Maureen Stone, StoneSoup Consulting, SIGGRAPH 2001 color course

• Project 1: Building Beasties.

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