This calendar is meant to give a general overview of how the topics and deliverables were distributed over the semester.
| Sess # | Topics | Key Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Perception | |
| 2 | Frequency Selectivity and Nonlinearity in Hearing | Problem set 1 |
| 3 | Sound Localization, Pitch, Timbre, and Loudness / Psychophysical Methods | |
| 4 | Pitch Perception and Scene Analysis | Midterm 1 |
| 5 | Auditory Scene Analysis | Problem set 2 |
| 6 | Auditory Scene Analysis (cont’d) and Speech Perception | Quiz 1 |
| 7 | The Eye and Retina | Quiz 2 |
| 8 | The Eye and Retina (cont’d) | Illusion lab 1 |
| 9 | Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN) / Primary Visual Cortex (V1) | |
| 10 | Mid-Level Vision | Midterm 2 |
| 11 | Mid-Level Vision (cont’d) | |
| 12 | Lightness Perception, Color Perception | Problem set 3 |
| 13 | Color Perception (cont’d), Motion Perception | |
| 14 | Motion Perception (cont’d) | Midterm 3 |
| 15 | Depth Perception | |
| 16 | Depth Perception (cont’d) | Problem set 4 |
| 17 | The Generic Viewpoint Assumption; Object Recognition | |
| 18 | Object Recognition (cont’d), Texture Perception | Quiz 3 |
| 19 | Texture Perception (cont’d) | Midterm 4 |
| 20 | Attention | Quiz 4 |
| 21 | Attention (cont’d) | Illusion lab 2 |
| 22 | Attention (cont’d), Touch | |
| 23 | Olfaction and Gustation | Final exam |
