CMPS 160 -- Fall 2016 -- course overview

CMPS 160: Fall 2016
Course Schedule

Schedule	Lecture Topics	Lab Topics	Reading	Exam	Lab Assignment	Program
Sep 23	Overview and class policies	(no lab)	AS: 1 ML: H	.	.	.
Sep 26, Sep 28, Sep 30	Graphics Pipeline. Graphic primitives (Points, Lines, Curves, and Polygon)	Browser setup, html5 canvas tag , javascript crash course	AS: 3, 8.2, 8.8-8.10 ML: 1,2	Quiz	.	.
Oct 3, Oct 5, Oct 7	Clipping, Linear Algebra	More on javascript and WebGL intro	AS: 8.3-8.7, B, C ML: 3,6,10	.	LAB 1 (Oct 2)	.
Oct 10, Oct 12, Oct 14	2D and 3D transformations, normal transformations, Lighting	more on WebGL, shader code, toggle, object transformation	AS: 4, 6 ML: 3,4,6,8,E	.	.	PGM 1 (Oct 9)
Oct 17, Oct 19, Oct 21	Shading, projections, view volume, camera control	vertex, normal, color buffers, more shader code, lighting	AS: 5 ML: 4-8,G	.	LAB 2 (Oct 16)	.
Oct 24, Oct 26, Oct 28	Hidden surfaces, scanline methods	shading, review	AS: 8, 11 ML: 7,8	Midterm 1 (Wed)	.	PGM 2 (Oct 23)
Oct 31, Nov 2, Nov 4	Texture mapping	multiple coordinate systems, picking	AS: 7 ML: 5	.	LAB 3 (Oct 30)	.
Nov 7 Nov 9, Nov 11	Parametric curves	camera transformation	AS: 11	.	.	PGM 3 (Nov 6)
Nov 14, Nov 16, Nov 18	Surfaces and volumes (FFD)	camera/object transformation, texture mapping	AS: 11	.	LAB 4 (Nov 13)	.
Nov 21, Nov 23, .	Raytracing and Radiosity	environment mapping (no lab section on Friday)	AS: 12 ML: 10	.	.	PGM 4 (Nov 22)
Nov 28 Nov 30, Dec 2	Summary, contest, preview	review, correct online grades, (attendance optional this week)	.	Contest (Wed) Midterm 2 (Fri)	.	.