ClassInfo - Fall 2017 Psychology Classes

Fall 2017 | PSY 5031W Section 001: Perception (34951)

Instructor(s): Gordon Legge
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017

Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM

UMTC, East Bank

Elliott Hall N423
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2023
(Tentative) Fall 2021

Course Catalog Description:: Cognitive, computational, and neuroscience perspectives on visual perception. Topics include color vision, pattern vision, image formation in the eye, object recognition, reading, and impaired vision. prereq: 3031 or 3051 or instr consent
Class Description:: This course introduces students to known principles and contemporary theories of visual perception. The main topics include: light and vision, image formation in the eye, sensory coding of patterns, color vision, depth perception, object recognition, and impaired vision. The course is meant for advanced undergrads and grad students. Majors from many areas will find the course interesting, including psychology, biology, neuroscience, computer science, engineering, art, and design. Because this is a writing-intensive course (WI), some class time will be devoted to discussion of scientific writing. There will be an important focus on preparation of the term paper. For more information, see class website at http://vision.psych.umn.edu/~gellab/5031 .
Grading:: 25% Midterm Exam
25% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
5% Special Projects
5% Problem Solving
10% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: Miscellaneous assignments.
Exam Format:: essay, short answers and one problem to solve
Class Format:: 75% Lecture
25% Discussion Students will adopt and present an illusion in class.
Workload:: 50 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Other Workload: Short problem sets.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34951/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 6 April 2011

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