Recommended Book

"Interactive Computer Graphics" by Ed. Angel, Addison-Wesley, 4th edition.,  
 

Grading

1. The four programming assignments, each of equal weight, have a programming part and a written part. The programming part will be graded on correctness (50%), efficiency (20%), programming style (15%), and elegance of user interface (10%). In addition, creativity and superior rendering effects will be rewarded (5%).
 

2. You are encouraged to do PAIR-programming. Your chosen partner remains the same throughout the semester. Each PAIR turns in a single program for grading, however the answers to the written questions needs to be written up and submitted individually.
 

3. Each programming assignment should be completed on time. To allow for unforeseeable circumstances PAIRS shall be allowed 4/4 days (4 days for code, 4 days per person for written work) grace during the semester.  The grace shall be given 7/7 days, if you choose to program individually. For PAIRS, you can either be late 4 days on one assignment, or 3 days on one and one day on another, etc.  Beyond this, late turn-ins will be penalized a flat 5% of the total 100% per day they are late.
   
 

4. There are two parts to each Project: a coding portion that is done in groups (80% of the project grade) and a written portion that is done individually (20% of the project grade).  For PAIRS, each group has four total grace days to be used on the coding section of each project.  Each person in that group also has four grace days, accounted for separately (i.e. per person), to be used on his or her personal written assignments.  Students working individually have 7 late days for code and 7 late days for the written work.  Note that all late days, both group late days (for code) and personal late days (for the written portion), take effect beginning on the due date for the Project.  You may submit your code before you submit your written assignment, and vice versa.
   
 

5. The final grade will be compiled from the two midterms exam (10% + 10%) , final exam (20%), 4 programming assignments (4 x 12%), 4 written assignments (4 x 3%)

This course provides a top down and stepwise refinement introduction to computer graphics as well as lays the foundation for a graduate course in computer graphics and data visualization. There is a choice of both breadth and depth in the intertwined topics of graphic, computational geometry, geometric modeling and data visualization.  
 

List of Lectures
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DATE	LECTURES
August 30	Course Syllabus, grading etc.  Graphics Systems and Rasterization
September 4	Graphics Programming and Interactive Programs/Graphical Interfaces    (Project 1 Posted)
September 6	Viewing Systems I: Model Transformations
September 11	Viewing Systems II: Projections,Perspective Mapping
September 13	Viewing Systems III: 3D Rotations/Orientations
September 18	Object Representations I (Fractals,Iterated Systems,L-systems)
September 20	Object Representations II (Piecewise Polynomial Curves, Surfaces) (Project 2 Posted)
September 25	Object Representations III (A-splines,B-splines)  (Project 1 Due)
September 27	Object Representations IV (Recursive Subdivision, Shapes, Scenes)
October 2	Color, Light, Photorealism
October 4	Illumination Models (I):Direct and Local Specular  (Practice Midterm)
October 9	Illumination Models (II): Shading (Practice Midterm Solutions)
October 11	Illumination Models (III): Global View Dependent
October 16	MIDTERM I - IN CLASS (Midterm Solutions) Project 3 Posted
October 18	Illumination IV: Global Diffuse (Project 2 Due)
October 23	Illumination V: Object & Texturing
October 25	Illumination VI: Bumps and Environment Effects
October 30	Review Project 3 and Project 4
November 1	Visibility Algorithms I: Depth Sort (Project 4 Posted)
November 6	Visibility Algorithms II: Partitioning Trees
November 8	Image Processing I : Compositing (Practice Midterm 2) (Project 3 Due)
November 13	Image Processing II: Anti-aliasing and Filtering (Practice Midterm 2 Solutions )
November 15	MIDTERM II INCLASS (Midterm II Solutions)
November 20	Volume Rendering, GPU programming, Shaders, C for Graphics (CG)
November 22	Thanksgiving Holidays
November 27	AnimationI
November 29	Animation II
December 4	Practice Final Questions      Practice Final Answers  (Project 4 Due)
December 6	FINAL EXAM - IN CLASS