News

• Students should now be able to log into compass at compass2g.illinois.edu and access the course content section of the CS418 area to submit MP1. Please contact a TA if you cannot access this to upload.
• CS598GFX Graphics Seminar will be held Wednesdays 4pm in 3401 SC. We'll walk through various recent graphics papers. All are welcome.

Syllabus

   

Date	Topic	Materials	Assignments
8/28	Graphics at Illinois
8/30	Image Formation
9/4	Graphics Systems
9/6	Transformational Geometry
9/11	Composition of Transformations		MP1 Assigned
9/13	Viewing
9/18	Projection & Stereo
9/20	Shading
9/25	Vertex Shaders		MP1 Due. MP2 Assigned.
9/27	Clipping
10/2	Exam 1
10/4	Images
10/9	Rasterization
10/11	Texture Mapping
10/16	Texture Coordinates		MP2 Due. MP3 Assigned
10/18	Visibility
10/23	Color Spaces
10/25	Fragment Shaders
10/30	Exam 2
11/1	Bezier Curves
11/6	NURBS
11/8	Polar Forms
11/13	Subdivision Surfaces		MP3 Due
11/15	Meshes
11/20	Thanksgiving Break
11/27	Particle Systems		MP4
11/29	Skinning
12/4	Animation
12/6	Implicit Surfaces & Volumes
12/11	Natural Modeling		MP4 Due
Fri. 12/14 1:30pm	Final Exam	151 Loomis

 

Discussion & Resources

Date	Topic	Material
9/5	Semester Beginning Logistics
9/12	Mesh & Transformation
9/19	OpenGL Demo & MP1 QA
9/26	MP2 & Exam QA
10/3	Shaders
10/10	Shaders Clarified & MP2 QA
10/17	MP3: Perspective Hidden Surface & Texture
10/24	Environment Mapping&Tutorials
10/31	MP3 Q&A
11/7	Texture Demo MP3 Q&A
11/14	Particle Systems
11/28	Subdivision & MP4
12/5	MP4 Q&A	Expect something nice~