Computer Graphics : Fall 2019

Computer Graphics (CMU 15-462/662)

Basic Info

Time: Tue/Thu 1:30-2:50pm

Building: Margaret Morrison

Room: A14

Instructors: Jim McCann and Matthew O'Toole

See the course info page for more info on policies and logistics.

Getting Started

To get started with the class you need to do just three things:

Sign up for the course Piazza.
Sign up for an account on this webpage. (We'll give you the signup code on Piazza, so sign up for that first!)
Carefully read through the Course Info.

Fall 2019 Schedule

Aug 27	Course Introduction Assignment 0.0 OUT Assignment 0.5 OUT
Aug 29	Math Review Part I (Linear Algebra)
Sep 3	Math Review Part II (Vector Calculus) Assignment 0.0 DUE
Sep 5	Intro to OpenGL and Rasterization
Sep 10	Drawing a Triangle Assignment 0.5 DUE Assignment 1 OUT
Sep 12	Coordinate Spaces and Transformations
Sep 17	3D Rotations and Complex Representations
Sep 19	Perspective Projection and Texture Mapping
Sep 24	Depth and Transparency Assignment 1 DUE
Sep 26	Introduction to Geometry Assignment 2 OUT
Oct 1	Meshes and Manifolds
Oct 3	Digital Geometry Processing
Oct 4	Recitation: Intro to C++ and Scotty3d (2:00-3:00pm, NSH 3305)
Oct 8	Geometric Queries
Oct 10	Spatial Data Structures Assignment 2 Checkpoint DUE
Oct 15	Midterm Review
Oct 17	MIDTERM EXAM
Oct 22	Color Assignment 2 DUE Assignment 3 OUT
Oct 24	Radiometry
Oct 29	The Rendering Equation
Oct 31	Numerical Integration
	Monte Carlo Ray Tracing
Nov 5	Variance Reduction
Nov 7	Variance Reduction (continued) Assignment 3 Tasks 1-4 DUE
Nov 12	Introduction to Animation
Nov 14	Dynamics and Time Integration Assignment 3 Tasks 5-9 DUE Assignment 4 OUT
Nov 19	Introduction to Optimization
Nov 21	Physically-Based Animation and PDEs
Nov 26	The Future of Graphics: Universal Creativity
	Special Topics: Image-based Rendering
Nov 28	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY -- NO CLASSES
Dec 3	Final Review
Dec 5	Course Wrap-up
Dec 13	FINAL EXAM (8:30am - 11:30am, DH A302)

Assignments and Projects

(Due: Sep 3, 1:30pm)	Assignment 0.0: Linear Algebra Review/Preview
(Due: Sep 10, 1:30pm)	Assignment 0.5: Vector Calculus Review/Preview
(Due: Sep 24, 10:00pm)	Assignment 1: DrawSVG
(Due: Oct 22, 10:00pm)	Assignment 2: Mesh Edit (note: Checkpoint due Oct 10, 10:00pm)
(Due: Nov 7, 10:00pm)	Assignment 3: PathTracer, Tasks 1-4
(Due: Nov 14, 10:00pm)	Assignment 3: PathTracer, Tasks 5-9
(Due: Dec 3, 10:00pm)	Assignment 4: Animation

Acknowledgments

Thanks to past course contributors: Nancy Pollard, Keenan Crane, Kayvon Fatahalian, Stelian Coros, Michael Choquette, Se-Joon Chung, Sky Gao, Qiuyi Jia, Nick Sharp, Zach Shearer, Bryce Summers.