News:
  • MP1 updated.
  • The TA's office has changed to 1119 SC.
  • Important handin information has been updated.
  • A sample KDTree implementation has been provided on the MP4 page.
  • Class is cancelled on Friday, 3/11/05.
  • The MP5 due date has been extended to 4/25/05.
  • Class is cancelled on Friday, 4/15/05.
  • The extra credit MP due date has been extended to 5/2/05.
CS 419
Advanced Topics in Computer Graphics
Spring Semester, 2005
1302 SC 10am MWF

Instructor
John C. Hart
3233 SC
333-8740
jch@cs.uiuc.edu
Secretary
Andrea Whitesell
2106 SC
333-1043
whitesel@cs.uiuc.edu
Teaching Assistant
Scott Kircher
1119 SC
Office Hours:
1:00-2:00 Tue./Thurs.
kircher@uiuc.edu


Grading: 10% per each of five or six machine problems, 20% per each of two exams, modulo any homeworks I am able to assign and grade.
Lab: 0216 SC - Multimedia, Graphics and HCI Lab.
Cheating: Academic integrity is expected from all students. Cheating will result in a zero.
Textbook:

Syllabus


Week Notes Project
1/17 Ray Tracing (no class Monday 1/17)
1/24 Antialiasing MP1 Glassware
1/31 Distributed Ray Tracing
2/7 Local Illumination MP2Depth of Field
2/14 Shading
2/21 Global Illumination with Radiosity MP3Procedural Shading
2/28 Global Illumination with Ray Tracing
3/7 Image-Based Rendering MP4 Global Illumination
3/14 Non-Photorealistic Rendering
MIDTERM (March 18th, 2005, in-class)
3/21
Spring Break
3/28 Parametric Surfaces
4/4 Mesh Processing MP5 House of Mirrors
4/11 Animation
4/18 Subdivision Surfaces
4/25 Implicit Surfaces MP6 Extra Credit
5/2 Bonus (No class Friday 5/6)
5/10 Final Exam: 7-10pm, Tuesday 5/10.