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 31	Course Syllabus, grading etc.  Graphics Systems and Rasterization
September 5	Graphics Programming and Interactive Programs/Graphical Interfaces    (Project 1 Posted)
September 7	Viewing Systems I: Model Transformations
September 12	Viewing Systems II: Projections,Perspective Mapping
September 14	Viewing Systems III: 3D Rotations/Orientations
September 19	Object Representations I (Fractals,Iterated Systems,L-systems)
September 21	Object Representations II (Recursive Subdivision Curves, Surfaces) (Project 2 )
September 26	Object Representations III (A-splines,B-splines)  (Project 1 Due)
September 28	Object Representations IV (Shapes, Scenes)  (Practice Midterm)
October 3	Color, Light, Photorealism (Practice Midterm Solutions )
October 5	MIDTERM I - IN CLASS (Midterm Solutions )
October 10	Illumination Models (I):Direct and Local Specular
October 12	Illumination Models (II): Shading (Project 3 Posted)
October 17	Illumination Models (III): Global View Dependent (Project 2 Due)
October 19	Illumination IV: Global Diffuse
October 24	Illumination V: Object & Environment Effects
October 26	Illumination VI: Special Effects
October 31	Review Project 3 and Project 4
November 2	Visibility Algorithms I: Depth Sort (Project 4 Posted)
November 7	Visibility Algorithms II: Partitioning Trees  (Project 3 Due)
November 9	Image Processing I : Compositing(Practice Midterm 2)
November 14	Image Processing II: Anti-aliasing(Practice Midterm 2 Solutions )
November 16	MIDTERM II INCLASS (Midterm II Solutions)
November 21	GPU programming, Shaders, C for Graphics (CG)
November 23	Thanksgiving Holidays
November 28	AnimationI
November 30	Animation II
December 5	Practice Final Questions      Practice Final Answers  (Project 4 Due)
December 7	FINAL EXAM - IN CLASS