Week 1: January 9, 11

  • Pick up a copy of the background sheet, fill it out and return it to me.
  • Pick up a copy of the course outline.
    		• Readings
  • David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel. "Brain Mechanisms of Vision". Scientific American, 241:150--162, 1979.
    		• Lectures
    intro.ppt.gz
    brain.ppt.gz

    Weeks 2 and 3: January 16, 18, 23, 25

    Readings (on reserve at the PSE reference desk)
  • Clare D. McGillem and George R. Cooper. "Continuous and Discrete Signal and System Analysis"
    Chapter 1: Signals and Systems
    Chapter 2: Convolution
    Chapter 3: Fourier Series and Transforms (review the basics only)
  • Alan V. Oppenheim and Alan S. Wilsky. "Signals and Systems"
    Chapter 2: Signals and Systems
    Chapter 3: Linear Time-Invariant Systems
    Chapter 4: Fourier Analysis for Continuous-Time Signals and Systems (review the basics only)
    •      		Notes
    David Heeger's notes on Linear Systems
    Introductory (ps) (PDF)
    Advanced (pdf)

    Assignment 1 is available here. It is due on Feb. 7th.

    Week 4: Jan 30, Feb 1

    Readings
  • David Marr and Ellen Hildreth. "Theory of Edge Detection". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B 207: 187--217, 1980.
  • Emanuele Trucco and Alessandro Verri. "Introductory Techniques for 3-D Computer Vision"
    Chapter 2: Digital Snapshots
    Chapter 3: Dealing With Image Noise
    •      		Notes
    Convolution Applets
    The Johns Hopkins University signals and systems demonstrations web page.

    Week 5: Feb 6, 8

    Readings
  • Emanuele Trucco and Alessandro Verri. "Introductory Techniques for 3-D Computer Vision"
    Chapter 9: Shape From Single Image Cues
  • B.K.P. Horn. "Robot Vision"
    Chapter on "Reflectance Map: Shape From Shading".
    		• Notes
    Curve evolution and shape from shading

    Week 6: Feb 13, 15

    Readings
  • Emanuele Trucco and Alessandro Verri. "Introductory Techniques for 3-D Computer Vision"
    Chapter 7: Stereopsis
    •      		Assignment 2
    is available here.