Schedule
CS 445: Computer Graphics,Fall 2017

The schedule below is tentative and may be subject to change. Links will appear at time of the schedule/assignment dates.

Week		Topic	Assignment	Comments
1	Aug 28/30; Sept 1	Course Overview, HTML and Javascript 5	Lab 1: HTML/Javascipt Due Sept 6
2	Sept 6/8	WebGL Program Structure, WebGL Pipeline	Lab 2: WebGL and Geometry Due Sept 13	Labor Day: No class Monday, Sept 4
3	Sept 11/13/15	Matrix Transformations Modeling Transformation Scene Graphs	Lab 3: Transformations and Scene Graphs Due Sept 18 (drawings), Sept 22 (WebGL)	Sept 11: Last day to file Add/Drop or choose Audit
4	Sept 18/20/22	Scene Graphics (cont) Controlling the Camera	Lab 4: Navigation Due Oct 2
5	Sept 25/27/29	Controlling the Camera (cont)	Lab 4: Navigation (cont) Due Oct 2
6	Oct 2/4/6	Wed: Exam 1: See Review Topics Begin Lighting	Lab 5: Lighting and Shading Due Oct 13	Oct 6-7: Prof Orr may be at CCSC-NW Conference - stay tuned
7	Oct 9/11/13	Shader pipeline. Phong & Gouraud Shading. Normals. Digital Elevation Maps (DEMs)	Lab 6: Fractal Landscape Due Oct 25	Oct 9: Last day to file CR/NC or Audit
8	Oct 16/18	Digital Elevation Maps (cont)	Lab 6: Fractal Landscape (cont) Due Oct 25	Oct 20: Mid-semester day - No classes.
9	Oct 23/25/27	Textures, Texture Coordinates, WebGL Samplers	Lab 7: Textures Due Nov 3	Oct 23: Advising for Spring Registration Begins Oct 26: Last day to Withdraw
10	Oct 30; Nov 1/3	Project teams and brainstorming	Lab 8: Final Project Proposal Due Nov 10
11	Nov 6/8/10	Wed: Exam 2 - See Review Topics Continue work on projects.	Lab 8: Final Project Proposal Due Nov 10	Nov 8: Spring Registration begins for students with 23+ credits. Nov 9: Spring Registration begins for students with 15-22.75 credits.
12	Nov 13/15/17	Mon: Present Project Proposals	Lab 8: Final Project Stage 1 due Nov 29	Nov 13: Spring Registration begins for students with 7-14.75 credits. Nov 14: Spring Registration begins for students with <7 credits.
	Nov 20-24	Thanksgiving Break
13	Nov 27/29; Dec 1	Wed: Stage 1 Presentations Begin Stage 2 (final) implementation.	Lab 8: Final Project	Nov 27: Open Registration begins.
14	Dec 4/6/8	Continue Stage 2.	Lab 8: Final Project Stage 2 (final) implementation due Dec 14
	The Final Exam slot is on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 from 8-11 am. There is no final exam, however, we will use this time to present your final projects. Attendance is expected.