CSC 232 – Computer Graphics II

Tentative Schedule

GS: Graphics Shaders, Theory and Practice

Class	Date	Material	Assignments
1	1/12	Introduction Course introduction Read GS: foreword, preface
2	1/14	3D graphics pipeline Read GS: Ch. 1 Graphics pipeline
3	1/19	Shading Read GS: Ch. 2, pp. 23-28 Shading	Read paper Shade Trees Computer Graphics (Siggraph ’84 proceedings) Vol. 18, pp. 223-231
4	1/21	RenderMan Getting started w/ RenderMan	- Lab1 assigned (due 1/26, 1pm), submit to Lab1 submission
5	1/26	RenderMan Shading Language introduction	- Review Lab1 solution - Lab2 assigned (due 2/2, 1pm), submit to Lab2 submission
6	1/28	RenderMan Shading Language features
7	2/2	RenderMan Procedural texturing	- Review Lab2 solution - Project1 assigned (due 2/16, 1pm), submit to Project1 submission
8	2/4	RenderMan Texture mapping
9	2/9	RenderMan Displacement
10	2/11	RenderMan Illumination
11	2/16	GLSL Introduction Read GS: Ch. 2, pp. 28-42, notes Read GS: Ch. 3, notes	- Project1 due - Lab3 assigned (due 2/23, 1pm), submit to Lab3 submission
12	2/18	GLSL shader language Read GS: Ch. 4
13	2/23	Lighting Read GS: Ch. 5, notes	- Review Lab3 solution - Lab4 assigned (due 3/2, 1pm), submit to Lab4 submission
14	3/2	Vertex shaders Read GS: Ch. 6, notes	- Review Lab4 solution - Lab5 assigned (due 3/9, 1pm), submit to Lab5 submission
15	3/4	Fragment shaders Read GS: Ch. 7
16	3/9	Texture mapping Read GS: Ch. 8, pp. 147-159	- Review Lab5 solution - Project2 assigned (due 3/18, 1pm), submit to Project2 submission
17	3/11	Texture mapping Read GS: Ch. 8, pp. 159-170
18	3/16	Noise Read GS: Ch. 9, pp. 177-190, notes
19	3/18	Noise Read GS: Ch. 9, pp. 190-199	- Project2 due - Lab6 assigned (due 3/30, 1pm), submit to Lab6 submission
20	3/30	Image manipulation Read GS: Ch. 10, pp. 201-231, notes	- Review Lab6 solution - Project3 assigned (due 4/8, 1pm), submit to Project3 submission
21	4/1	Image manipulation Read GS: Ch. 10, pp. 231-242
22	4/6	GLSL API Read GS: Ch. 12, pp. 269-278, notes
23	4/8	GLSL API Read GS: Ch. 12, pp. 279-286, notes	- Project3 due - Lab7 assigned (due 4/15, 1pm), submit to Lab7 submission
24	4/13	Scientific Visualization Read GS: Ch. 13, pp. 289-290, notes
25	4/15	Scientific Visualization Read GS: Ch. 13, pp. 295-304, notes	- Review Lab7 solution - Lab8 assigned (due 4/22, 1pm), submit to Lab8 submission
26	4/20	Scientific Visualization Read GS: Ch. 13, pp. 295-318
27	4/22	Scientific Visualization Read GS: Ch. 13, pp. 318-326	- Review Lab8 solution - Project4 assigned (due 5/6, 1pm), submit to Project4 submission
28	4/27	Serious Fun Read GS: Ch. 14, pp. 335-347
29	4/29	Serious Fun Read GS: Ch. 14, pp. 347-355
30	5/4	Serious Fun Read GS: Ch. 14, pp. 355-365
31	5/6	Final Exam review	- Project4 due
		Final Exam	- Take Final Exam under Assignments (open 5/11 1pm - 5/12 1pm, timed for 120 minutes)

Important Dates

Jan 18	MLK birthday, no class
Feb 25	Professional day, no class
Mar 20-28	Spring vacation
May 6	Last day of classes
May 10-14	Final exams

Other important dates (Academic calendar)