CS 665 Schedule

Instructor: Kavita Bala

Cornell University

The following is a tentative schedule for CS 665. It is subject to change.

Lecture
Date
Topic
Homework
Week 1
1
Aug. 26
Introduction (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)

Week 2
2
Aug. 31
Review of Radiosity (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)

3
Sep. 2 Physics of Light(Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
Week 3
4
Sep. 7
Radiometry (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)

5
Sep. 9
Rendering Equation and Shading Models (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)

Week 4
6
Sep. 14
Monte-Carlo Integration (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
7
Sep. 16 Monte-Carlo Rendering (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page) Homework 1 is out
Week 5
8
Sep. 21
Monte Carlo Rendering (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
9
Sep. 23
Monte-Carlo Rendering (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
Week 6
10
Sep. 28
Monte-Carlo Rendering (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
11
Sep. 30
Interactive Rendering (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
Week 7
12
Oct. 5
Interactive Rendering (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
13
Oct. 7
Acceleration Structures(Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page) Homework 1 due
Homework 2 out
Week 8


Fall Break

14
Oct. 14
High-complexity rendering: acceleration structures (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
Week 9
15
Oct. 19
Hardware Rendering (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)


16
Oct. 21
Hardware Rendering/Project discussion (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
Week 10
17
Oct. 26
Shadow Algorithms (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
Project proposals due
18
Oct. 28
Shadow Algorithms (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
Homework 2 due
Week 11
19
Nov. 2
High-complexity rendering: many lights (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
Homework 3 out
20
Nov. 4
High-complexity rendering: LODs (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)

Week 12
21
Nov. 9
High-complexity rendering: points (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
22
Nov. 11
Image-based Rendering (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)
Homework 3 due on Nov. 12 10am
Week 13
23
Nov. 16
Image-based Modeling (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)

24
Nov. 18
In-class exam
Week 14
25
Nov. 23
Rendering in movies/NPR (Slides: 2 per page, 6 per page)


Thanksgiving

Week 15
26
Nov. 30
Conclusions
27
Dec. 2
Final projects

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