Course outline

CS 99D - The Science of Art
Winter Quarter, 2000
Marc Levoy
Handout #5

Amended schedule (as of January 13)

January 4 Introduction
Topic 1: Perspective
January 6 Perspective through the Renaissance
January 11 The geometry of perspective
January 13 Perspective after the Renaissance paper #1 assigned
January 18 The structure of intellectual revolutions
January 20 Student Day paper #1 due
Topic 2: Illustration
January 25 Anatomy and landscape
January 27 The physical sciences paper #2 assigned
Topic 3: Light and Shadow
February 1 Light sources and reflection
February 3 Modeling in computer graphics (demos by TA)
February 8 Student Day paper #2 due
February 10 Shadow, interreflection, perception
February 15 Light and shadow in art paper #3 assigned
Topic 4: Color
February 17 Color theories through 1800
February 22 Student Day paper #3 due
February 24 Computer graphics rendering (demos by TA) project proposal due
February 29 Modern color theory
March 2 Color in art
March 7 Wrapup
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March 9 Project presentations final projects due
March 13 project writeups due