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
September 1	Course Syllabus, grading etc.  Graphics Systems and Rasterization
September 6	Graphics Programming and Interactive Programs/Graphical Interfaces    (Project 1 Posted)
September 8	Viewing Systems I: Model Transformations
September 13	Viewing Systems II: Projections,Perspective Mapping
September 15	Viewing Systems III: 3D Rotations/Orientations   Supplement
September 20	Object Representations I (Fractals,Iterated Systems,L-systems)  Programming Supplement
September 22	Object Representations II (Recursive Subdivision Curves, Surfaces) (Project 2 Posted)
September 27	Object Representations III (A-splines,B-splines)  (Practice Midterm Posted) (Project 1 Due)
September 29	Object Representations IV (Shapes, Scenes)  (Practice Midterm Solutions Posted)
October 4	MIDTERM I - IN CLASS
October 6	Color, Light, Photorealism
October 11	Illumination Models (I):Direct and Local Specular
October 13	Illumination Models (II): Shading (Project 3 Posted)
October 18	Illumination Models (III): Global View Dependent (Project 2 Due)
October 20	Illumination IV: Global Diffuse
October 25	Illumination V: Object & Environment Effects
October 27	Illumination VI: Special Effects
November 1	Visibility Algorithms I: Depth Sort
November 3	Visibility Algorithms II: Partitioning Trees  (Project 4 Posted)
November 8	Visibility Algorithms III: Occluders  (Project 3 Due)
November 10	Image Processing I : Compositing
November 15	MIDTERM II - IN CLASS
November 17	Image Processing II: Anti-aliasing
November 22	Animation I
November 24	Thanksgiving Holidays
November 29	Animation II
December 1	Practice Final Questions      Practice Final Answers
December 6	(Project 4 Due)
December 8	FINAL EXAM - IN CLASS