Schedule

Specific instructions and due dates for deliverables are under the Deliverables menu by week. Unless otherwise specified, deliverables are due on SATURDAYS, e.g. Deliverables Set 1 is due Saturday of Week 1, at 11:59pm Eastern, September 4, 2021. Visit this schedule regularly for updates.

Week/Dates	Topics	Deliverables
1 M 30-Aug W 1-Sep F 3-Sep	Drawing primitives Mouse input Conditionals	Lab 1: The Basics (T 31-Aug) Assignment 1: Modrian Looking Outwards 1: Inspiration Project 1: Self Portrait
2 M 6-Sep W 8-Sep F 10-Sep	Variables Assignment	Lab 2: Visual Harmonies (T 7-Sep) Assignment 2: Three Squares, Family Composition Looking Outwards 2: Generative Art Project 2: Random Faces
3 M 13-Sep W 15-Sep F 17-Sep	Interaction	Lab 3: knob, slider (T 14-Sep) Assignment 3: Two Circles, Bouncing Box Looking Outwards 3: Computational Fabrication Project 3: Drawing That Moves
4 M 20-Sep W 22-Sep F 24-Sep	Iteration Functions	Lab 4: Exam – drawing, variables, interaction (T 21-Sep) Assignment 4: Mini Calendar, Geometric Progression Looking Outwards 4 : Sound Art Project 4: String Art
5 M 27-Sep W 29-Sep F 1-Oct	Nested Iteration return value; Trig Functions	Lab 5: making grids/color gradient (T 28-Sep) Assignment 5: Tally Marks, Hexagonal Grid Looking Outwards 5: 3D Computer Graphics Project 5: Wallpaper
6 M 4-Oct W 6-Oct F 8-Oct	Arrays Strings Randomness	Lab 6: Snakes on a (2D) Plane (T 5-Oct) Assignment 6: Simple Clock, Pie Chart 1, Pie Chart 2 Looking Outwards 6: Randomness Project 6: Abstract Clock
7 M 11-Oct W 13-Oct F 15-Oct	Objects, Images	Lab 7: Houses (T 12-Oct) Assignment 7: Bar Chart, Planting the Flag Looking Outwards 7: Information Visualization Project 7: Composition with Curves
8 M 18-Oct W 20-Oct F 22-Oct	Linear Search, Physics of Motion	Lab Exam: arrays, nested loops, functions (T 19-Oct) Lab 8: Images (T 19-Oct) Assignment 8: Eye Tracking, Mixies Looking Outwards 8: The Creative Practice of an Individual
9 M 25-Oct W 27-Oct F 29-Oct	Physics of Motion (cont’d), Sound	Lab 9: Bouncing/Damping (T 26-Oct) Assignment 9: Animation Walk Cycle Looking Outwards 9: On Looking Outwards Project 9: Custom Pixel
10 M 1-Nov W 3-Nov F 5-Nov	Sound (cont’d), Turtles	Lab 10: Sound + Animation (T 2-Nov) Assignment 10: Text Rain, Sound Collage Looking Outwards 10: Women Practitioners Project 10: Generative Landscape
11 M 8-Nov W 10-Nov F 12-Nov	Turtles	Lab 11: Turtle Basics (T 9-Nov) Assignment 11: Turtle Meander, Turtle Phillotactic Spiral Looking Outwards 11: Music Project 11: Freestyle Turtles
12 M 15-Nov W 17-Nov F 19-Nov	Program Development, Three Dimensions	Lab 12: Exam – comprehensive (T 16-Nov) Looking Outwards 12: Project Priors and Precursors Project 12: Proposal
13 M 22-Nov W 24-Nov F 26-Nov	Recursion	Lab 13: Recursion (T 23-Nov) Project 13: Project Checkpoint
14 M 29-Nov W 1-Dec F 3-Dec	Files, The DOM, Course review	Lab 14: TBA (T 30-Nov) Project 14: Final Project Complete (due Friday, December 3 by 11:59PM)
15 R 9-Dec 8:30-11:30AM	–	FINAL EXAM (WRITTEN) (schedule travel for after the final exam; no “early makeups”)