Syllabus

This is an apporximate syllabus and is likely to change.
January 18 Overview
January 25 Ray Tracing I: Basics.
February 1 Ray Tracing II: Acceleration.
February 8 Sampling and antialiasing.
February 15 Radiometry and photometry; Programming Assignment 1 due.
February 22 Reflection models.
February 29 Reflection models II.
March 7 Spectral representations; Programming Assignment 2 due
March 14 Spring Recess.
March 21 Texture mapping.
March 28 Monte Carlo methods. Final project proposals due.
April 4 Radiosity.
April 11 Volume rendering.
April 18 Image-based rendering.
April 25 Non-photorealistic rendering.
May 10 Final project due.