Last revised on: 09/15/05 3:19 PM
Reading assignments are given according to the main text book.
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Date
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Topic and/or Event | Reading | Notes |
1
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9/7
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Class Organization
Schedule Introduction to Computational Geometry |
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2
|
9/9
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Geometry in one dimension
nearest neighbor Voronoi Diagram and Delaunay Diagram Point location in one dimension |
Chapters 1, Chapter 7 and Chapter 9 Notes by Varangjit Channara | |
3
|
9/12
|
Median and Approximate Median
Linear-time Algorithm Quick Selection Sampling |
Hangout 1: Approximating Center Points with Iterative Radon Points, by Clarkson-Eppstein-Miller-Sturtivant-Teng Notes by Chris Selin | |
4
|
9/15
|
Evolutionary Iterations:
Approximating Median by repeated middle-of-three operations |
Handout 1 Notes by Camine DiMascio | |
5
|
9/20
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Centerpoints: Extension of median in higher dimensions |
Handout 1
Notes by Kyle Burke |
  |
6
|
9/22
|
Approximating centerponts: Radon Iterations | Handout 1 | |
7
|
9/27
|
Geometric Divide-and-Conquer with Sphere Separators       Efficient algorithms for Nearest Neighborhood Problems in arbitrary low dimensions |
Handout 2: Miller-Teng-Thurston-Vavasis Notes by Consantinos Hoppas |
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8
|
9/29
|
Conformal Maps       | Handout 2 Notes by David Charlton |
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9
|
10/4
|
Duality on spheres: the proof of the geometric separator theorems. | handout 2 |
  |
10
|
10/6
| Voronoi Diagram and Delaunay triangulations | Chapter 7 and 9
Notes by Michael Ocean |
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11
|
10/11
|
Randomized Delaunay algorithms in two dimensions: |
Chapters 4, 7, 9 Notes by Gabriel Parmer |
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12
|
10/13
|
Backward analysis | Chapters 4, 7, 9 Notes by Hany Morcos |
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13
|
10/18
| Randomized Linear Programming: More on backward analysis | Chapters 4, 7, 9 Notes by Michael Ocean |
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14
|
10/20
|
Ruppert's Algorithm of Delaunay refinement for Mesh Generation |
Handout 3
Notes by Chris Selin |
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15
|
10/25
|
Sphere-Packing and Delaunay triangulations | handout 3 Notes by Consantinos Hoppas |
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16
|
10/27
|
Geometric Embedding I | handout 4
Notes by Michael Ocean |
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17
|
11/1
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Geometric Embedding II | Handout 5 Notes by Varangjit Channara |
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18
|
11/3
|
Geometric Embedding III | Handout 6 | |
20
|
11/8
|
Geometric Embedding IV | handout 7 | |
21
|
11/10
|
Geometric Sampling I | handout 8 | |
22
|
11/15
|
Geometric Sampling II | handout 8 Notes by Kyle Burke |
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23
|
11/17
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Geometric Sampling III | handout 8 Notes by Camine DiMascio |
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24
|
11/22
|
Project Presentation |   | |
25
|
11/24
|
Thanksgiving | handout 8 | |
26
|
11/29
|
Project Presentation |   | |
27
|
12/1
|
Project Presentation |   | |
28
|
12/6
|
Project Presentation |   | |
29
|
12/8
|
Overview -- Computational Geometry: Theory and applications |   |