CSE 160/L -- Introduction to Computer Graphics

Fall 2019
MWF 9:20 am - 10:25 am
Kresge 327

Latest Information:

• Oct 28, 2019: There will be a review session by the TA for Exam 1/Midterm 1 on Thursday (31 Oct) at 5.15 PM at Merill 102.

• Oct 23, 2019: TTH 9-10 Section has been cancelled.

• Oct 10, 2019: Given that we have another day of cancelled classes and labs,
  • the deadline for prog1 is extended 24 hours to midnight monday, and
  • the requirement of having a second view from (0, -inf, 75) and the toggle button is now optional.
    fahim will also announce extra office hours.

• Sep 28, 2019: I added an alternate link to our piazza page in case you're having problems accessing it. If you have not signed in to piazza yet, please do so now.

• May 08, 2019: Welcome to CSE 160/L. If you need permission code, come by the 1st few days of class. I will make every effort to accommodate you, up to the seating capacity of the classroom. Students usually "shop" for classes during the 1st 2 weeks of the quarter and some will decide to drop during this time. Do make sure that you have the prerequisites for the class (linear algebra and programming skills).

  Be sure that your schedule allows you to enroll in at least one of the lab sections listed above. Note that we may consolidate the list into 3 sections if there's not enough enrollment in a particular section. If this is the case, you may be asked to switch sections. Attendance in the lab sections are mandatory but you can attend any of the remaining lab sections.

  We will have a QUIZ in the 1st week of the quarter. It will contain simple questions about Linear Algebra that you should know if you have the pre-requisites for this class. Review matrix and vector operations.

  This is a 7-unit class. The course load is like taking 2 courses. Plan accordingly. CSE 160 will focus on concepts/algorithm for computer graphics, while CSE 160L will focus on implementation with WebGL.

  To get a headstart in this class, read up on: (a) HTML, (b) javascript, (c) WebGL, and (d) try to do the 4 lab and 4 programming assignments in the Fall 2017 offering of this class. Problems are accessible from: https://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~pang/160/f17/

  At the end of the quarter, to demonstrate mastery of the course materials, you should be able to write a program that can render objects with proper lighting and shading, and allow users to manipulate objects and camera.

• Old news

Course Information:

• Course Overview
• Course Schedule
• Piazza Discussion Forum
• alternate link to piazza class link
• Related links and on-line help

Lab Assignments: These are generally due on SUNDAYs at midnight, unless otherwise noted.

• Lab 1, due midnight, Sunday, Oct 06, 2019
• Lab 2, due midnight, Sunday, Oct 20, 2019
• Lab 3, due midnight, Sunday, Nov 03, 2019
• Lab 4, due midnight, Sunday, Nov 17, 2019

Programming Assignments: These are generally due on SUNDAYs at midnight, unless otherwise noted.

• Program 1, due midnight, Sunday, Oct 13, 2019 -- extended to midnight, Monday, Oct 14 (due to power outage)
• Program 2, due midnight, Sunday, Oct 27, 2019 -- extended to midnight, Monday, Oct 28 (due to power outage)
• Program 3, due midnight, Sunday, Nov 10, 2019
• Program 4, due midnight, Tuesday, Nov 26, 2019

Exams:

• 1st exam is scheduled for 10/30/19, Wednesday
• 2nd exam is scheduled for 12/06/19, Friday

Links to old exams:

• Fall17 Exam 1
• Fall17 Exam 2

Final Projects / Prog4 Extensions: