CS 348B - Computer Graphics: Image Synthesis Techniques

Spring Quarter, 1997
Instructor: Marc Levoy

Welcome to the home page of CS 348B. This page is the repository for all lecture notes, class handouts, information on programming assignments, and other useful information regarding the course. The URL of this page is http://www-graphics.stanford.edu/courses/cs348b-97

Lecture notes

April 1 - What is rendering? (HO #4)
April 3 - Basics of ray tracing (HO #5)
April 8 - Sampling theory (part I) (HO #9)
April 10 - Sampling theory (part II) (HO #10)
April 15 - Practical anti-aliasing I: regular and stochastic supersampling (HO #13)
April 17 - Anti-aliasing II: adaptive supersampling, analytical filtering (HO #14)
April 22 - Texture mapping I: synthesis, parameterization, resampling (HO #17)
April 24 - Texture mapping II: prefiltering, multipass algorithms (HO #18)
April 29 - Texture synthesis (HO #20)
May 1 - Light transport and the rendering equation (HO #21)
May 6 - Local illumination I: radiometry, illumination (HO #23)
May 8 - Local illumination II: reflection models (HO #24)
May 13 - Image-based rendering (HO #26) (lecture by TA)
May 15 - Measuring BRDFs and spectra (HO #27)
May 20 - Spectral representations (HO #30)
May 22 - Global illumination I: distribution ray tracing (HO #31)
May 27 - Global illumination II: radiosity formulation (HO #32)
May 29 - Global illumination III: radiosity solution methods (HO #33)
June 3 - Participating media, volume rendering (HO #34)

Other handouts

Course outline (HO #1)
Student questionnaire (for latecomers and SITN students) (HO #2)
Open problems in computer graphics (HO #3)
Sampling and reconstruction (HO #6)
Programming assignment #1 - Basic ray tracer (HO #7)
A Simple Viewing Geometry, by Andrew Glassner,
from Graphics Gems I (HO #8)
Help Session #1 Notes (by TA)
Supersampling (HO #11)
Jittered sampilng (HO #12)
Written assignment #1 - sampling and antialiasing (HO #15)
Resampling (HO #16)
Programming assignment #2 - Accelerated ray tracer (HO #19)
Help Session #2 Notes (by TA)
Radiometric units (HO #22)
Written assignment #2 - texture and local illumination (HO #25)
Written assignment #1 solutions (HO #28)
Programming assignment #3 - Extending your ray tracer (HO #29)
Help Session #3 Notes (by TA)
Written assignment #2 solutions (HO #35)

Other materials

Assigned readings (updated the evening before each class)
Image demonstrating supersampling patterns and explanation
Image demonstrating adaptive sampling patterns and explanation

Class links

Class: Gates B01 (a.k.a. the HP auditorium, in the basement), Tue/Thu, 9:30 - 10:45
Home Page: http://www-graphics.stanford.edu/courses/cs348b-97/
Course directory on leland: /usr/class/cs348b
Newsgroup: su.class.cs348b
Teaching assistant: cs348btas@graphics.stanford.edu
students in cs348b
Handouts: in a cabinet in Gates Hall, wing 3B, copy room (room 377)
SITN: Live broadcast on channel E3.
Help sessions: Gates B01, Fri., April 11, May 2, and May 23, 3:15pm, SITN channel E4

Other useful links

Copyright © 1997 Marc Levoy
Last update: Monday, 20-Feb-2006 01:09:02 CST