CS 184/284A Spring 2026
Instructor: James O’Brien /
Lecture: 2:00-3:30PM Tu & Th, Zoom
Course Schedule
| Wk. | Date | Lecture | Discussion | Homework | Project |
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| 1 | Tue Jan 20 | 1. Introduction Slides | No Discussion | ||
| Thu Jan 22 | 2. Drawing Triangles Slides | ||||
| 2 | Tue Jan 27 | 3. Sampling and Aliasing Slides | 2. Triangles and Sampling Slides / Worksheet / Solutions |
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| Thu Jan 29 | 4. Transforms Slides | Homework 0 | |||
| 3 | Tue Feb 03 | 5. Transforms cont. Slides | 3. Transforms and Texture Mapping Slides / Worksheet / Solutions |
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| Thu Feb 05 | 6. Texture Mapping Slides | Homework 1 Checkpoint (due 02/08) | |||
| 4 | Tue Feb 10 | 7. Rasterization Pipeline Slides | 4. Texture Mapping and Graphics Pipeline Slides / Worksheet / Solutions |
Homework 1 (due 02/18) | |
| Thu Feb 12 | 8. Rasterization Pipeline cont. Slides | ||||
| 5 | Tue Feb 17 | 9. Bezier Curves and Surfaces Slides | 5. Splines and Curves Slides / Worksheet / Solutions |
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| Thu Feb 19 | 10. Bezier Curves and Surfaces cont. Slides | Homework 2 Checkpoint (due 02/23) | |||
| 6 | Tue Feb 24 | 11. Bezier Curves and Surfaces cont. Slides | 6. Half Edges and Ray Tracing Slides / Worksheet / Solutions |
Homework 2 (due 03/04) | |
| Thu Feb 26 | 12. Mesh Representations and Geometry Processing Slides | ||||
| 7 | Tue Mar 03 | 13. Ray Tracing and Acceleration Structures Slides | 7. Ray Tracing Slides / Worksheet / Solutions |
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| Thu Mar 05 | 14. Radiometry, Photometry and Monte Carlo Integration | Homework 3 Checkpoint (tentatively due 03/07) | |||
| 8 | Tue Mar 10 | 15. Global Illumination and Path Tracing | 8. Radiometry, Photometry and Monte Carlo | ||
| Thu Mar 12 | 16. Material Modeling | Homework 3 (tentatively due 03/18) | |||
| Fri Mar 13 | Exam 1 Review Session | ||||
| 9 | Mon Mar 16 | Exam 1 Week | No Discussion | ||
| Tue Mar 17 | 17. Camera and Lenses | Final Project Proposal | |||
| Thu Mar 19 | 18. Introduction to Physical Simulation | Homework 4 Checkpoint (tentatively due 03/21) | |||
| 10 | Tue Mar 24 | No Lecture (Spring Break) | No Discussion | Homework 4 (tentatively due 04/08) | |
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| 11 | Tue Mar 31 | 19. Introduction to Animation | 11. Final Project Workshops |
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| Thu Apr 02 | 20. Introduction to Color Science | Final Project Milestone | |||
| 12 | Tue Apr 07 | 21. Introduction to Color Science II | 12. Simulation, Kinematics, Animation | ||
| Thu Apr 09 | 22. Virtual Reality I | ||||
| 13 | Tue Apr 14 | 23. Virtual Reality II | 13. Color | ||
| Thu Apr 16 | 24. Image Sensors | ||||
| 14 | Tue Apr 21 | 25. Special Topics: Q&A on Olo / Oz | 14. VR and Image Sensors | Final Project Report & Video | |
| Thu Apr 23 | 26. Image Processing and Light Field Cameras | ||||
| Fri Apr 24 | Exam 2 Review Session | ||||
| 15 | Mon Apr 27 | Exam 2 Week | No Discussion | ||
| Tue Apr 28 | 27. Guest Lecture: Tetrachromacy (Jessica Lee) | ||||
| Thu Apr 30 | 28. Research in James' Group | ||||
| 16 | Tue May 05 | No Discussion | Final Project Presentations |