Recommended Book

"Interactive Computer Graphics" by Ed. Angel, Dave Shreiner, Addison-Wesley, 2012 6th 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 class (multiple choice) lecture quizzes (12%), the two midterm exams (10% + 10%), final exam (18%), 4 programming assignments (4 x 10%), 4 written assignments (4 x 2.5%)

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
 

DATE	LECTURES	ASSIGNMENTS
Jan 15	Course Syllabus, grading etc. and Graphics Systems
Jan 17	Models, Architecture and Graphics Pipeline (Supplementary notes)	Project 1 Posted
Jan 22	OpenGL and GLUT programming  (Supplementary notes OpenGL 3.x) (Supplementary notes OpenGL 2.x)
Jan 24	Interaction  Interactive Programming/Graphical Interfaces OpenGL 3.x + freeglut + GLEW Interactive Programming/Graphical Interfaces OpenGL 2.x + GLUT
Jan 29	Object/View Representations: Geometry and Coordinate Systems (Supplementary notes)
Jan 31	Viewing Systems I: Transformations (Supplementary notes)
Feb 5	Viewing Systems II: 3D Rotations/Orientations (Supplementary notes)
Feb 7	Viewing Systems III: Projections, Perspective Mapping (Supplementary notes)	Project 2 Posted
Feb 12	Object Representations I (Fractals,Iterated Systems,L-systems) (Supplementary notes)	Project 1 Due
Feb 14	Object Representations II (Piecewise Polynomial Curves, Surfaces) (Supplementary notes)
Feb 19	Object Representations III (Bezier & B-splines) (Supplementary notes)
Feb 21	Object Representations III (Rendering Bezier & B-splines) (Supplementary notes)	Practice Midterm 1 (Solutions)
Feb 26	Object Representations IV (Recursive Subdivision, Shapes, Scenes) (Supplementary notes)
Feb 28	MIDTERM I -- IN CLASS (Solutions)	Project 3 Posted
March 5	Color, Light, Photorealism (Supplementary notes)	Project 2 Due
March 7	Illumination Models (I): Direct and Local Specular (Supplementary notes)
March 11 - 16	Spring break
March 19	Illumination Models (II): Shading (Supplementary notes)
March 21	Illumination Models (III): Global View Dependent (Supplementary notes)
March 26	Illumination IV: Global Diffuse (Supplementary notes)
March 28	Illumination V: Object & Texturing (Supplementary notes)
April 2	Illumination VI: Bumps and Environment Effects (Supplementary notes)	Project 4 Posted
April 4	Image Processing I: Compositions (Supplementary notes)	Project 3 Due
April 9	Image Processing II: Image Filtering, Anti-aliasing (Supplementary notes)	Practice Midterm 2 (Solutions)
April 11	GPU Programming (Supplementary notes)
April 16	MIDTERM II -- IN CLASS (Solutions)
April 18	Visibility Algorithms I: Depth Sort	Final study guide
April 23	Visibility Algorithms II:Partitioning Trees
April 25	Animation I&II: Articulate,Particulate Systems (Supplementary Notes)	Project 4 Due
April 30	Mobile App Programming
May 2	FINAL EXAM -- IN CLASS