Feb. 1 / T / Introduction; Classification of Geometric Modeling Forms (NMP)
Feb. 3 / R / Differential Geometry of Curves (PS1 out) (TM)
Feb. 8 / T / Differential Geometry of Surfaces (TM) [Demo]
Feb. 10 / R / Introduction to Spline Curves (NMP)
Feb. 15 / T / Introduction to Spline Curves (PS2 out) (NMP) [Demo]
Feb. 17 / R / B-splines (uniform and non-uniform) (NMP)
Feb. 22 / T / NO CLASS (Monday schedule of classes will be held.)
Feb. 24 / R / Non-uniform B-splines, spline surfaces (PS1 due) (NMP)
Feb. 29 / T / Non-uniform B-spline algorithms, NURBS [Demo] (NMP)
March 2 / R / Fairing; Generalized Cylinders [Demo] (NMP)
March 7 / T / Blending Surfaces [Demo](NMP)
March 9 / R / Intersections (NMP)
March 14 / T / Surface Intersections; Nonlinear Solvers (PS2 due, PS3 out) (NMP)
March 16 / R / Physically-based Deformable Surfaces and Feature-Based Design (DCG)
March 21 / T / SPRING BREAK WEEK
March 23 / R / SPRING BREAK WEEK
March 28 / T / Interval Methods, Robustness (PS3 due, PS4 out) (TM)
March 30 / R / Offset Curves and Surfaces (TM)
April 4 /T/ Parametric Surface Intersections; Introduction to Solid Modeling (review of Lecture 1); CSG (NMP)
April 6 /R/ B-rep (NMP)
April 11 / T / B-rep and Non-Manifold Mixed Dimension Models (NMP) [Demo]
April 13 / R / Decomposition Models; Integral Properties of Solids (PS4 due, PS5 out) (NMP)
April 18 / T / VACATION
April 20 / R / Mechanical Tolerances (Guest Lecturer Dr V. Srinivasan)
April 25 / T / Geometric Data Structures and Applications (BSP trees, Voronoi Diagrams, Duality, applications) (Guest Lecturer: Prof. S. Teller)
April 27 / R / Localization and Inspection (TM)
May 2 / T / Advanced Topics in Differential Geometry (TM)
May 4 / R / Machining automation (Guest Lecturer: Prof. S. Sarma) (PS5 due)
May 9 / T / F.E. and B.E. Meshing Algorithms (Guest Lecturer: Dr. W. Cho) [Demo]
May 11 / R / Scientific Visualization in the Computer (Last Class) (NMP)