ECE511 Psychophysics
Fall 2009 Schedule

Lectures: Thursdays 9:00-11:00 am (in MSEE184)
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Week	Lecture	Reading	Homework
1 08/27/09	Psychophysics in a Nutshell Fechnerian Psychophysics	Gescheider (Chap.1) (p.1-35)	(none)
2 09/03/09	Method of Constant Stimuli Method of Limits	Gescheider (Chap.2) (p.37-46; p.46-52)	HW #1 due next Thursday
3 09/10/09 9:00-11:45am	Method of Adjustment Signal Detection Theory (1) Signal Detection Theory (2)	Gescheider (Chap.2) (p.52-59)	HW #2 due next Thursday
4 09/17/09	No Class You still have reading and HW assignments!!	M&C (Chap. 1 & 2)	HW #3 due next Thursday
5 09/24/09	Signal Detection Theory (3) Signal Detection Theory (4)	Supplemental reading	HW #4 due next Thursday
6 10/01/09	Signal Detection Theory (5) Rating Experiment	M&C (Chap. 3 and 7)	HW #5 due next Thursday
7 10/08/09	Mid-term Exam Office Hours: (1) 8-9am, Tues Oct 6; (2) 1-2pm, Wed Oct 7, 2009; or by appointment.	(none)	(none)
8 10/15/09	Adaptive Methods (1) Adaptive Methods (2)	(1) M&C (Chap. 11) (2) Levitt's article (3) Supplemental reading	HW #6: Project Proposal due next Thursday Team Assignment
9 10/22/09	Proposal Presentations	(none)	Project
10 10/29/09	Proposal Presentations (cont.) Speed-accuracy Tradeoff	Jennings et al.'s article	Project (cont.)
11 11/05/09	Information Theory (1) Information Theory (2)	M&C (Chaps. 5 & 10)	Project (cont.)
12 11/12/09	Information Theory (3) Information Theory (4)	Miller's article	Project (cont.) HW #7: review problems
13 11/19/09 9:00am-11:30am	Multidimensional Scaling Project Demos	Hollins et al.'s article	HW #8: Project Report due in three weeks Study Guide for Final
14 11/26/09	No classes (Thanksgiving Break)	(none)	Project (cont.)
15 12/03/09	Final Exam Office Hour: 2-3pm, Tues Dec 1, 2009	(none)	Project (cont.)
16 12/10/09	Project Presentations	(none)