Enroll Yourself in Autumn IntroSems with Space Available

IntroSems with Space Available open for self-enrollment in SimpleEnroll the afternoon of September 18th when new students can start to enroll in their other fall classes. Frosh, Sophomores, and New Transfers have priority for open spaces; upper class students should check back after Sept. 18.

All applicants who were admitted to Autumn IntroSems were enrolled by Sept. 16th provided they had space for the seminar units on their study lists and no enrollment holds (excluding New Student Advisement hold).

CS 44N: Great Ideas in Graphics

Application Deadline: August 26

General Education Requirements

Not currently certified for a requirement. Courses are typically considered for Ways certification a quarter in advance.

Course Description

A hands-on interactive and fun exploration of great ideas from computer graphics. Motivated by graphics concepts, mathematical foundations and computer algorithms, students will explore an eccentric selection of "great ideas" through short weekly programming projects. Project topics will be selected from a diverse array of computer graphics concepts and historical elements.

Meet the Instructor: Doug James

"I have always been fascinated by visual aspects of math and computing. It heavily influenced my path of learning from my time as a student of math and physics, to now as a Professor of Computer Science specializing in computer graphics and physics-based animation, and a research consultant at Pixar Animation Studios. In this class, I want to convey some of that excitement by exploring short projects that will literally let you see ideas come to life through short bits of code. By building interactive visual experiments, I hope that you can learn and play with some great ideas in graphics that have captivated me and so many other people over the years."