Montserrat 104S Perception and Virtual Reality, Fall 2008
    Schedule of Topics

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    This schedule will give you an idea of the order of topics and chapters that will be covered. It may change during the semester depending on how quickly we cover the various topics and how much time we spend on class discussions.

    
    Week    Dates        Chapter        Topic
    
    1       9/3-9/5      1 - 3          Introduction, Light, The eye
            9/7   SUNDAY  MANDATORY Cluster event: Climb Mt. Monadnock
    
    2       9/10-9/12    4, 5           Vision in the brain, Perceiving Brightness
    
    3       9/17-9/19    6              Library Introduction, Perceiving Movement        
    
    4       9/24-9/26    7, 3           Color, Depth perception
    
    5       10/1                        MIDTERM EXAM
            10/3         8              Visual Learning
                         
    6       10/8-10/10   9, 10          Perception of Art, Visual Illusions
    
    7       10/15-10/17  VR: 1          Attention, Intro to Virtual Reality
    
    8       10/22-10/24                 Discuss Helen Keller
            10/22 WEDNESDAY EVENING MANDATORY cluster event: Deaf/blind workshop
    
    9       10/29       EVENING SCREENING of "The Matrix", 7 - 9 p.m.
            10/31                       "The Matrix" and VR
            
    10      11/5-7       VR: 3          Computer Graphics
    
    11      11/12-14     VR: 4-6        Human Factors, Hardware & Software
    
    12      11/19                       MIDTERM EXAM
            11/21        VR: 7          VR Applications, Giving a presentation
    
    13      11/26-28     NO CLASS--HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
            
    14      12/3-5                      Project Presentations
    
     
    


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    Constance Royden--croyden@mathcs.holycross.edu
    MONT 104S--Perception and Virtual Reality
    Date Created: May 26, 2008
    Last Modified: September 1, 2008
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