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    Week 1: Introduction to Graphics and OpenGL

    Lecture 1: Thursday, 9/3, Course overview and Introduction.


    Week 2: OpenGL Basics. Viewing

    Lecture 2: Monday, 9/7, openGL basics.

    Lecture 3: Tuesday, 9/8, More openGL basics.

    Lecture 4: Thursday, 9/10, Color and Viewing.


    Week 3: User interfaces. Transformations

    Lecture 5: Monday, 9/14, User Interfaces I.

    Lecture 6: Tuesday, 9/15, User Interfaces II.

    Lecture 7: Thursday, 9/17, Geometric Objects.


    Week 4: Transformations

    Lecture 8: Monday, 9/21, Transformations.

    Lecture 9: Tuesday, 9/22, Transformations II.

    Lecture 10: Thursday, 9/24, Transformations in openGL.


    Week 5: Transformations, review for midterm

    Lecture 11: Monday, 9/28, Shear, General Rotations.

    Lecture 12: Tuesday, 9/29, OpenGL details.

    Lecture 13: Thursday, 10/1, Review for Midterm.
    Topics for Midterm Exam 1.


    Week 6: Exam 1, Viewing

    Lecture 14: Monday, 10/5, Midterm Exam 1

    Lecture 15: Tuesday, 10/6, Viewing.

    Lecture 16: Thursday, 10/8, Viewing II.


    Week 7: More Viewing

    Lecture 17: Thursday, 10/15, Viewing III.


    Week 8: Lighting and Shading

    Lecture 18: Monday, 10/19, Lighting and Shading.

    Lecture 19: Tuesday, 10/20, Lighting and Shading II.

    Lecture 20: Thursday, 10/22, Lighting and Shading in OpenGL.


    Week 9: More Lighting and Shading

    Lecture 21: Monday, 10/26, Normals; Smooth Shading.

    Lecture 22: Tuesday, 10/27, Translucency, Ray Tracing, Radiosity.

    Lecture 23: Thursday, 10/29, Texture Mapping.


    Week 10: Texture Mapping, Clipping

    Lecture 24: Monday, 11/2, Texture Mapping in OpenGL.

    Lecture 25: Tuesday, 11/3, Clipping.

    Lecture 26: Thursday, 11/5, Clipping, Scan Conversion.


    Week 11: Scan Conversion, Review

    Lecture 27: Monday, 11/9, Scan Conversion II.

    Lecture 28: Tuesday, 11/10, Scan Conversion III.

    Lecture 29: Wednesday, 11/12, Review for Midterm.
    Topics for Midterm Exam 2.


    Week 12: Midterm II, Curves and surfaces

    Lecture 30: Monday, 11/16, Midterm II.

    Lecture 31: Tuesday, 11/17, Curves and Surfaces.

    Lecture 32: Thursday, 11/19, Curves and Surfaces II.


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    Computer Science 384, Computer Graphics
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