| Dates | Week | Topic |
| Jan 7 | 1 | Intro to SSI. What we will cover, and why. (CD/DB) |
| Jan 12 | 2 | Imaging with Light: The optical spectrum, geometric optics, light sources, detectors, cameras. Brightfield microscopy, point-spread functions, and optical transfer functions. (CD) |
| Jan 14 | 2 |
Imaging with Light: continued (CD) PSF's and convolution. (DB) Matlab
and HW 1 (Both)
Homework Set 1 and Project Assignment out. |
| Jan 19 | 3 | Holiday |
| Jan 21 | 3 |
Homework set 1 due. Problems session 1.
Signal and Imaging Processing for SSI (1) (DB) Form groups for lab / projects. |
| Jan 26 | 4 |
Optional Project Pre-proposals due
Weak-scattering and Beer's Law. Simple models, spectral mixing, instrumentation, Plans for experiments. (Elias, Tianchen). CD out |
| Jan 28 | 4 |
Signal and Imaging Processing for SSI (2)(DB)
CD out |
| Feb 2 | 5 |
Project Proposal Due Homework Set 2 out
(includes lab problem).
Signal and Imaging Processing for SSI (2,3)(DB) |
| Feb 4 | 5 |
Discussion of Homework Set 2 problems.
Signal and Imaging Processing for SSI (3,4) (DB) Strong Scattering (CD) |
| Feb 9 | 6 | Strong Scattering (CD). |
| Feb 11 | 6 |
Linear Algebra for SSI (DB)
Revised Project Proposal Due |
| Feb 16 | 7 |
Holiday
HW 3 out |
| Feb 18 | 7 |
Linear Algebra for SSI (DB).
Homework set 2 due including lab problem. Problem session 2. |
| Feb 23 | 8 |
Linear Algebra for SSI (DB).
Discussion of HW 3 problems |
| Feb 25 | 8 |
Linear Algebra for SSI (DB). Tomographic Imaging With Light: Radiometry
and Forward models. (CD)
Homework set 3 due Friday Feb. 27. |
| Mar 1-5 | Break | Spring Break Week |
| Mar 8 | 9 |
Tomographic Imaging With Light: Forward models (CD)
Problem set 4 out, includes lab. |
| Mar 10 | 9 |
Tomographic Imaging With Light: Forward Models (CD)
Problem session on Homework 3. Discussion of HW 4 problems. |
| Mar 15 | 10 | Tomographic Imaging With Light: Inverse solutions (DB) |
| Mar 17 | 10 | Tomographic Imaging With Light: Inverse solutions (DB) |
| Mar 22 | 11 |
OTHER SSI MODALITIES: Acoustics and Ultrasound. (Guest lecturer: Prof. Ron Roy of BU)
Homework set 4 due. Problem set 5 out. |
| Mar 24 | 11 | OTHER SSI MODALITIES: Acoustics and Ultrasound. (Class trip to BU. Guest lecturer: Dr. Emmanuel Bossy of BU) |
| Mar 29 | 12 |
OTHER SSI MODALITIES: Xray 1 (DB)
Problems session on Homework 4. Discussion of HW 5 problems. |
| Mar 31 | 12 | OTHER SSI MODALITIES: GPR (Guest lecturer: Prof. Carey Rappaport of NU ECE) |
| Apr 5 | 13 |
OTHER SSI MODALITIES: EIT (DB)
Homework set 5 due. Problems session 5. |
| Apr 7 | 13 | OTHER SSI MODALITIES: Diffraction tomography (Guest lecturer: Prof. Eric Miller of NU ECE) |
| Apr 12 | 14 |
OTHER SSI MODALITIES: Microscopy (CD)
Draft of project final report due. |
| Apr 14 | 14 | OTHER SSI MODALITIES: Mixing sound and light (CD) |
| Apr 20-23 | Finals | Project Presentations and Revised Final Reports |