CSE 477, Intro 3D Modeling

S 2012 Topics by day

Column 3 links point to Mathematica files. You will need Mathematica 7 or 8.

 

  exams etc documents Mathematica topics
Th, Jan. 5 math self test     Class Intro. Mathematica
Tu, Jan. 10     Linear Algebra  
Th, Jan. 12   Chinese character

cubic Bezier

pp. 25-30
Tu, Jan. 17     interactive Bezier pp. 30-33

Th, Jan. 19

      No class
Tu, Jan. 24 Program 1 out   deCasteljau, subdivision, degree elevation pp. 34-45
Th, Jan. 26     Intersection pp. 45-54
Tu, Jan. 31 Program 1 due  

degree reduction, timing, Bernstein, monomials

pp. 48, 49,55,59,60
Th, Feb. 2     interpolation, approximation pp. 60, 66, 67, 68
Tu, Feb. 7

 

    pp. 71, 68, 69-75
Th, Feb. 9   stadium bilinear Bezier, bicubic Bezier, partials etc pp. 75-78
Tu, Feb. 14 Program 2 out   specularity, machining pp. 83-91
Th, Feb. 16


Midterm prep+sols surface interpolation pp. 95 - 102
Tu, Feb. 21 Program 2 due   surf. approx, Coons surf.  
Th, Feb. 23 Midterm Midterm+sols curvature, osculating circle 2D, osculating circle 3D pp. 115-121

Tu, Feb. 28

  roller coaster , FF applet Frenet Frame, Surface curvature pp. 116 - 122
Th, March 1       pp. 123 - 128
Tu, March 6   Ship geometry, Dupin indicatrix   pp. 129 - 135
Th, March 8     comp_Bezier, de Boor, B-spline pp. 139 - 148
Tu, March 13       pp. 139 - 148
Th, March 15 Program 3 out   interactive B-spline  
Tu, March 20 Spring Break      
Th, March 22 Spring Break      
Tu, March 27
  BS approximation pp. 151 - 156, 166 - 168
Th, March 29 Program 3 due

subdiv surfaces

  pp. 169 - 170, 177 - 190
Tu, April 3   artifacts, Geri's game   pp. 188 - 193
Th, April 5  

data2D, data3D
Digital Michelangelo

mesh2D, mesh3D pp. 8 - 10, 20 - 22
Tu, April 10   3D Printing, conic sections pp. 195 - 196
Th, April 12 Program 4 out smoothing1, smoothing2 conics, rational Bezier  
Tu, April 17

 

Final prep + sols 3D/2D conics  
Th, April 19 Program 4 due   circle_full  
Tu, April 24 Final Final+sols