CS 284: CAGD 
Lecture #23 -- We 11/12, 2003.

Preparation:

ALSO, READ PAPER:

"Hierarchical Mesh Decomposition Using Fuzzy Clustering…" Katz et al

Presentation by Xiaorui Chen

What are some applications of this technique ?
What are alternative approaches ?
How is this technique better than previous approaches ?
What is k-means clustering ?
What determines how many patches the surface is split into, at each hierarchical level ?
Can this technique handle really large models ? -- How ?

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Recap of "Venture Capitalist Rally"

• Everybody got at least one bag of gold !
• And the winner is ... Pushkar (with 10 bags of gold)
• and a close runner-up: ... Hayley (with 9 bags of gold)


CONGRATULATIONS !

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Differential Geometry of Surfaces, Part II

Presentation by Jordan Smith

• The reference coordinate system
• First fundamental form
• Second fundamental form
• Surface curvature
• Weingarten Operator

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Nov. 12 through Nov. 17: Take-Home Quiz #2 (on surfaces).

Reading Assignment:

Current Programming Assignment: Surface Optimization