CSC 418/2504 Fall 2001 Calendar

1. Week 1
   • Sep 10:
     1pm Lecture: Introduction, ray tracing vs. z-buffer.
   • Sep 11
   • Sep 12:
     1pm Lecture: Scan-converting lines
     7pm Lecture: Introduction, ray tracing vs. z-buffer, scan-converting lines.
   • Sep 13
   • Sep 14:
     No tutorial
2. Week 2
   • Sep 17:
     1pm Lecture: Scan-converting polygons
   • Sep 18:
   • Sep 19:
     Assignment 1 handed out.
     1pm Lecture: Polygon Clipping, Intro to transformations.
     6pm Tutorial: Raster Graphics
     7pm Lecture: Scan-converting polygons, Polygon Clipping, Intro to transformations.
   • Sep 20:
   • Sep 21:
     1pm Tutorial: Cameras
3. Week 3
   • Sep 24:
     1pm Lecture: Composing and Inverting Transformations, Rotation about a point and line.
   • Sep 25:
     1pm: T.A. Consulation hour, SF 3207. (Sam Hasinoff)
   • Sep 26
     1pm Lecture: Transformations as Change of Basis, Using Transformations in openGL.
     6pm Tutorial: Cameras
     7pm Lecture: Composing and Inverting Transformations, Rotation about a point and line. Transformations as Change of Basis, Using Transformations in openGL.
     
   • Sep 27
     1pm: T.A. Consulation hour, SF 3207. (Gustavo Carneiro)
   • Sep 28
     1pm Tutorial: Line and Curve Drawing.
4. Week 5
   • Mon. Oct 1:
     1pm Lecture: Transformation Hierarchies, Intro to Projection.
   • Tue. Oct 2:
     1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Meng Sun)
   • Wed. Oct 3:
     1pm : Assignment 1 is due back.
     Lecture: Viewing Transformation, View Volumes.
     6pm: Tutorial: Line and Curve Drawing.
     7pm: Assignment 1 is due back.
     Lecture: Transformation Hierarchies, Intro to Projection, Viewing Transformation, View Volumes.
   • Thu. Oct 4:
     No T.A. Consultation hour today.
   • Fri. Oct 5:
     Tutorial: Geometric Transformations 1.
5. Week 6
   • Mon. Oct 8:
     1pm Lecture: glFrustum derivation, Non-linearity in perspective.
   • Tue. Oct 9:
     1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Jinrui Zhang)
   • Wed. Oct 10:
     1pm: Assignment 2 handed out.
     Lecture: Line-Plane intersection, 3D Clipping.
     6pm: Tutorial: Geometric Transformations 1.
     7pm: Assignment 2 handed out.
     Lecture: glFrustum derivation, Non-linearity in perspective, Line-Plane intersection, 3D Clipping.
   • Thu. Oct 11:
     1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Andy Fu)
   • Fri. Oct 12: 1pm Tutorial: Geometric Transformations 2.
6. Week 7
   • Mon. Oct 15:
     1pm: Lecture: Colour.
   • Tue. Oct 16:
     1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Sam Hasinoff)
   • Wed. Oct 17:
     1pm: Lecture: Colour (conclusion)
     6pm: Tutorial: Geometric Transformations 2.
     7pm: Lecture: Colour
   • Thu. Oct 18:
     1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Andy Fu)
   • Fri. Oct 19:
     1pm: Tutorial: Geometric Transformations 3.
7. Week 8
   • Mon Oct 22:
     1pm: Lecture: Back-Face culling, Computing surface normals.
   • Tue Oct 23:
     1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Gustavo Carneiro)
   • Wed Oct 24:
     1pm: Lecture: BSP trees, Polygon Sorting.
     6pm: Tutorial: Geometric Transformations 3.
     7pm: Lecture: Back-Face culling, Computing surface normals, BSP trees, Polygon Sorting.
   • Thu Oct 25:
     1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Gustavo Carneiro)
   • Fri Oct 26:
     1pm: Tutorial: 3D Clipping Assignment 2 due back.
     5pm: Assignment 2 due back.
     
8. Week 9
   • Mon Oct 29:
     1pm: Lecture: Z-buffer, A-buffer, Scanline Visibility alg.
   • Tue Oct 30:
     1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Adam Elliott)
   • Wed Oct 31:
     1pm: MIDTERM TEST, in class
     6pm: Tutorial: 3D Clipping
     7pm: MIDTERM TEST, in class
     8pm: Lecture: Z-buffer, A-buffer, Scanline Visibility alg.
   • Thu Nov 1:
     No T.A. Consultation hour today.
   • Fri Nov 2:
     1pm: Tutorial: Colour.
9. Week 10
   • Mon Nov 5:
     1pm: Lecture: Ray Tracing, acceleration techniques.
   • Tue Nov 6:
     1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Jingrui Zhang)
   • Wed Nov 7:
     1pm: Lecture: Local Illumination.
     6pm: Tutorial: Colour.
     7pm: Lecture: Ray Tracing, acceleration techniques, Local Illumination.
     
   • Thu Nov 8:
     1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Dave Hill)
   • Fri Nov 9:
     1pm: Tutorial: Normals and Shadows.
10. Week 11
    • Mon Nov 12:
      1pm: Lecture: Shading, Shadows, Global Illumination.
    • Tue Nov 13:
      1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Meng Sun)
      2pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Masha Khesin) (yes, two hours today)
    • Wed Nov 14:
      1pm: Assignment 3 handed out.
      Lecture: Ray Tracing for global illumination, Cubic Curves.
      6pm: Tutorial: Normals and Shadows.
      7pm: Assignment 3 handed out.
      Lecture: Shading, Shadows, Global Illumination, Ray Tracing, Cubic Curves.
    • Thu Nov 15:
      1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Dave Hill)
    • Fri Nov 16:
      1pm: Tutorial: Illumination.
11. Week 12
    • Mon Nov 19:
      Lecture: Cubic Curves.
    • Tue Nov 20:
      1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Jingrui Zhang)
      2pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Masha Khesin) (yes, two hours today)
    • Wed Nov 21:
      1pm: Lecture: Cubic Curves and Surfaces.
      6pm: Tutorial: Illumination
      7pm: Lecture: Cubic Curves and Surfaces.
    • Thu Nov 22:
      1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Andy Fu)
    • Fri Nov 23: 1pm: Tutorial: Parametric Cubic Curves 1.
12. Week 13
    • Mon Nov 26:
      Lecture: Animation
    • Tue Nov 27:
      1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Sam Hasinoff)
    • Wed Nov 28:
      1pm: Lecture: Sampling.
      6pm: Tutorial: Parametric Cubic Curves 1.
      7pm: Lecture: Animation, Sampling.
    • Thu Nov 29:
      1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Adam Elliott)
    • Fri Nov 30:
      1pm: Tutorial: Parametric Cubic Curves 2.
13. Week 14
    • Mon Dec 3:
      Lecture: Texture Mapping
    • Tue Dec 4:
      1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Meng Sun)
    • Wed Dec 5:
      1pm: Lecture: Review session.
      6pm: Tutorial: Parametric Cubic Curves 2.
      7pm: Texture Mapping, review session.
    • Thu Dec 6:
      1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Adam Elliott)
    • Fri Dec 7:
      1pm: No tutorial today.
14. Week 15
    • Mon Dec 10:
      
    • Tue Dec 11:
      1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Masha Khesin)
    • Wed Dec 12:
      
    • Thu Dec 13:
      1pm: T.A. Consultation hour, SF 3207. (Masha Khesin)
    • Fri Dec 14:
      
15. Week 16
    • Mon Dec 17:
      
    • Tue Dec 18:
      2pm-5pm: Final Examination, according to the Arts and Science Schedule