CS 537: Graphics I

Prof. Quynh Dinh
Mondays 6:15-8:45pm, Burchard rm 430.

Text

Required

Introduction to Computer Graphics [Foley, Van Dam, Feiner, Hughes, Phillips]

Grading Policy

Assignment Breakdown

Projects 60%
Midterm 20%
Final 20%

Submission Policy

All assignments are due at 12 midnight on the due date. Assignments are to be submitted using the submit Unix command. You will be allowed to submit the assignment up to 3 times until the due date/time. Directions on how to submit assignments can be found at the TA's website.

Late Policy

10 points (out of 100) will be taken off for each day that an assignment is turned in late. In other words, 10 points will be taken off if the assignment is turned in before midnight the day after the due date, and so on. Assignments may be turned in late up to 5 days after the due date/time.

Collaboration

Please see policy on collaboration.

Syllabus

Warning: Links below are to MS Powerpoint slides which can augment your notes. These slides do not completely cover topics discussed in class or in reading assignments. Solutions to exam questions and programming assignments may not appear in the slides.

Week Topic Assignment

1 Introduction, Raster Scan System, Color, Graphics Pipeline Ch.1(skim), Ch.4.0 - 4.3.3, Ch.11

2 Lines, Scan Conversion, OpenGL Ch.3, Programming Assignment 1

3 Anti-aliasing, 2D Clipping, Math Review Ch.3.14, Ch.3.8 - 3.11, Ch.5.1

4 2D Transforms, Homogenous Coordinates, Matrix Rep. rest of Ch.5 (5.2-5.9)

5 missed lecture - Hidden Surface Removal covered Ch.13-13.2,13.5.1

6 3D Math Review, Projections, 3D Clipping Ch.6, Programming Assignment 2

7 Curves & Surfaces Ch.9-9.3

8 Parametric Surfaces, Quadric, Fractals, Hidden Surface Removal , Midterm Review Ch.9.4, 9.5.1, 13-13.2, 13.5.1

9 Midterm Ch. Programming Assignment 3

10 Illumination & Shading Ch.14-14.2

11 Textures, Shadows, Transparency, Global Illumination, Ray Tracing (part 1) Ch.14.3-14.6

13 Ray Tracing (part 2), Radiosity Ch.13.4, 14.7-14.9, Programming Assignment 4 due

Week	Topic	Assignment
1	Introduction, Raster Scan System, Color, Graphics Pipeline	Ch.1(skim), Ch.4.0 - 4.3.3, Ch.11
2	Lines, Scan Conversion, OpenGL	Ch.3, Programming Assignment 1
3	Anti-aliasing, 2D Clipping, Math Review	Ch.3.14, Ch.3.8 - 3.11, Ch.5.1
4	2D Transforms, Homogenous Coordinates, Matrix Rep.	rest of Ch.5 (5.2-5.9)
5	missed lecture - Hidden Surface Removal covered	Ch.13-13.2,13.5.1
6	3D Math Review, Projections, 3D Clipping	Ch.6, Programming Assignment 2
7	Curves & Surfaces	Ch.9-9.3
8	Parametric Surfaces, Quadric, Fractals, Hidden Surface Removal , Midterm Review	Ch.9.4, 9.5.1, 13-13.2, 13.5.1
9	Midterm	Ch. Programming Assignment 3
10	Illumination & Shading	Ch.14-14.2
11	Textures, Shadows, Transparency, Global Illumination, Ray Tracing (part 1)	Ch.14.3-14.6
13	Ray Tracing (part 2), Radiosity	Ch.13.4, 14.7-14.9, Programming Assignment 4 due

Equipment and Facilities

You will be using C or C++ under Unix (netBSD machines). Burchard 127 has Unix terminals availabel for CS students. You may develop and debug all your code on any machine you like, but before you submit your homework make sure it compiles and runs on guinness. If you don't already have a guinness account, make sure you get one, by contacting the CS system administrator.

Office Hours and Location

Prof. Quynh Dinh - Tuesdays 10:30am-noon, Lieb Building rm 302. All other times by appointment.
TA Gaurav Sharma - Mondays 11am-1pm, Burchard rm 127.

Resources

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Sample OpenGL programs on NetBSD system are in the following directory:
/usr/X11R6/share/examples/MesaDemos-5.0/
Sample Makefile
OpenGL Programmer's Reference Guide
OpenGL.org
Good tutorial. Tutorials in menu at left.