CSE 577, Computer-Aided Geometric Design

F 2011 Topics by day

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

 

  exams etc documents Mathematica links / videos topics
Th, August 18   math self test     Class Intro. Mathematica
Tu, August 23     Linear Algebra   Mathematica,
Th, August 27         Linear Algebra, Linear Interpolation
Tu, August 30     de Casteljau, Timing    

Th, September 1

    Bernstein, elevation    
Tu, September 6 Program 1 out   derivatives Bezier  
Th, September 8     subdivision, intersections    
Tu, September 13 Program 1 due Bezier font Interpolation  

 

Th, September 15     Aitken  

Tu, September 20

 

  approximation, B-splines    
Th, September 22         cubic Hermite
Tu, September 27 Program 2 out   B-basis    
Th, September 29

Midterm prep out,

  de Boor    
Tu, October 4     BS-approx   Midterm prep discussion,
Th, October 6 Midterm        
Fr, October 7 Program 2 due        

Tu, October 11

         
Th, October 13         arc length
Tu, October 18   periodic BS curvature

Frenet applet II

Frenet applet

 
Th, October 20   car design     Bezier surface basics,
Tu, October 25 Program 3 out derivatives     B-spline surfaces, Bezier surface properties,
Th, October 27     Coons surfaces    
Tu, November 1 Program 3 due  

BSurf approx

ConS

   
Th, November 3   Gaussian curv. BSurf_interpol,    
Tu, November 8
  triangle meshes, data, teapot    
Th, November 10      

Delaunay triangulationsVoronoi diagrams

 
Tu, November 15 Program 4 out       Barycentric coordinates
Th, November 17       Bezier trianglesTriangle strips,
Bezier triangles II

Tu, November 22 Program 4 due        
Th, November 24 Thxgiving        
Tu November 39

Final prep out

    PN triangles  
Th, December 1      

subdivision surfaces, subdiv video

Final prep discussion
Tu, December 6 Final        
Th, December 8   Final Solutions