Final+Exam

=Final Exam= Worth: 30%

12pm - 3pm
 * Friday, April. 9th
 * RAWC GYM***

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 * __Final Schedule for April 2010 Exams__**

Covers all course material including course readings, lectures. No content from the labs will be included.

21 multiple choice 6 fill in the blanks 3 out of 4 short answer (to answer in one full page of provided space PER question)**
 * Format:


 * Sample questions:**

Generally we visualize for: b) to enhance collaboration c) to develop algorithms d) to facilitate the use of computer display e) both a and c
 * a) decision making**

Famous painters like Seurat have used edge enhancement because: a) they want to emphasize colour and pattern b) to differentiate elements d) all of the above e) none of the above
 * c) to make elements distinct**

The model of perception as explained by Ware does not include the following stage: a) low level parallel processing b) pattern perception c) sequential goal directed processing
 * d) visual**

In visual cortex, nerve cells are importatnt because they: a) contract b) pulsate c) uptake blood e) none of the above
 * d) "fire"**

Cones b) provide colour vision, but require brigher light c) are reponsible for colour (sensation and) perception d) all of the above e) none of the above
 * a) are a dense array around the central portion of the retina, fovea centralis, etc**

The Gesault Law of Continuity means: b) connectedness can be shown explicity
 * a) more likely to construct visual entities out of visual elemtns that are smooth and continuous, rather than ones that contain abrupt changes of direction**

The Hierarchy of film/animation does not include one of the following: a) act b) presentation d) frame e) scene
 * c) stage**

One of the following is not one variance in colour deficiency: a) no red b) no green d) no blue
 * c) no yellow**

The eye has two types of receptors, __cones__ and __rods__.

_______________ was the first ever celebrated animator: a)John Bray. b)Earl Hurd. c )Winsor McCay. d)Thomas Edison. e)Nicolai Tesla.

The Cornsweet effect occurs when: a)A property of light resembles that of a corn. b)A loss of “realism” happens in the perception of edges. c)Two areas have physically the same brightness and can be made look different . d)An effect created by our brain when perception is triggered in focusing in the central region of a fixed point. e)None of the above.

The following is NOT an animation principle set forth the “The Illusion of Life” book: a)Squash and Stretch. b)Re-enactment. c)Timing and Motion. d)Follow Through and Overlapping Action. e)Anticipation.


 * Short Answer:**
 * Why is it important we learn about the visual system? How does this knowledge affect the way we design visualizations?**