CMP 80V -- Fall 2002 -- Course Overview

Main Text:	The VRML 2.0 Sourcebook by Ames, Nadeau, and Moreland
Additional Text:	The VRML 2.0 Handbook: Building Moving Worlds on the Web by Hartman and Wernecke

Prerequisites: Computer literate -- need to know how to use email, read/post to newsgroups, and know one Unix editor. Web knowledge is also useful.

Tentative Grading Policies: Course evaluation will be based on class/laboratory attendance/participation (20%), laboratory exercises (30%), exams (30%), and project (20%). You need to pass all of the components in order to pass the course. There is no final exam.

There will be no make-up exams nor laboratory exercises. There will be NO incompletes given in the class.

Attendance: Attendance in the lecture and labs are required/mandatory.

General Policies: Unless noted otherwise, all course work are based on individual work.

Comupter Accounts You need a CATS account in order to log onto the machines in the lab. If you don't have a computer account yet, make sure you see the TA as soon as possible.

Questions/Discussions: Aside from the lectures and labs, you can clear up any questions you might have during regularly scheduled office hours, or by appointment. You can also reach myself, the TA, or the reader/tutor and get your answers by email. In addition, we have the newsgroup ucsc.class.cmp80V devoted to topics relevant to this class (also occasional graphics related job ads and announcements). Finally, we will be putting handouts and other information on the web. Make sure you bookmark the class web page and check back at least once a week.