2012-1 Computer Graphics 1

Computer Graphics I (4003-570-02 / 4005-761-02)

Course Information

Instructor: Reynold Bailey
Email: rjb@cs.rit.edu
Phone: (585) 475-6181

Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Room GOL-3517

Class times: Monday, Wednesday 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM, Room GOL-1445

Course URL: http://www.cs.rit.edu/~rjb/CG1_20121.htm

Description

Computer Graphics I is a study of the hardware and software principles of interactive raster graphics. Topics include an introduction to the basic concepts, 2-D and 3-D modeling and transformations, viewing transformations, projections, rendering techniques, graphical software packages and graphics systems. Students will use computer graphics packages and implement fundamental computer graphics algorithms.

Course Goals

Students will be able to describe the history and evolution of computer graphics, both hardware and software.
Students will be able to describe and implement 2D graphics and algorithms including line drawing, polygon filling, clipping, and transformations.
Students will be able to explain the concepts and techniques used in 3D computer graphics including viewing transformations, hierarchical modeling, color, lighting and texture mapping.
Students will be exposed to current computer graphics research areas.
Students will be able to use a current graphics API (OpenGL).
Students will be able to describe algorithms and techniques fundamental to 3D computer graphics and explain the relationship between the 2D and 3D versions of such algorithms. Students will be able to reason about and apply these algorithms and techniques in new situations.

Prerequisite

Undergrads: third year standing or permission of instructor.

Grads: advanced programming (4005-761) or equivalent. Completion of the CS bridge courses is usually sufficient.

Please see me as soon as possible if you haven't reached this level. If you aren't at least a third-year student, or you have not come through an equivalent preparatory programming sequence, there is a very good chance that you don't have sufficient programming experience to allow you to succeed in this course.

Texts

Required:
Donald Hearn, M. Pauline Baker, and Warren Carithers, Computer Graphics with OpenGL (4th Edition), Prentice-Hall, 2011, ISBN-10: 0136053580

Recommended:
Dave Shreiner and The Khronos OpenGL ARB Group, OpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Versions 3.0 and 3.1, 7th Edition, Addison-Wesely, 2009, ISBN: 0-321-55262-8

Richard S. Wright, Jr., Benjamin Lipchak, Nicholas Haemel, Graham Sellers, OpenGL® SuperBible: Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference, 5th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2010, ISBN: 0-321-71261-7

Randy Rost, Bill Licea-Kane, Dan Ginsburg, John Kissenich, Barthold Lichtenbelt, Hugh Malan, Mike Weiblen,. OpenGL Shading Language, 3rd Edition, Addison Wesley, 2009, ISBN: 978-0321637635

Requirements and Grading

	Undergraduate	Graduate
Exams	40%	35%
Assignments	40%	35%
Homework	20%	20%
Grad Report		10%

Homework:
Homework will be announced in class and posted on the course website. Due dates will also be listed. Generally, students will have 1 week to complete homework assignments. Each homework will be weighted equally on a 10-point scale.

Programming Assignments:
There will be seven programming assignments this quarter. Programming assignments will be posted on the course website. Generally, students will have 1 week to complete programming assignments. Each of the programming assignments will be weighted equally on a 10-point scale.

Grad Report (graduate students only):
Each graduate student is expected to research a topic related to computer graphics and prepare a 10-15 page report. In creating this paper, the student should identify at least five recent (within the last 10 years) papers related to the topic and summarize, compare, and discuss the work in these papers. It is intended that the student choose a topic close to their Graduate capstone project/thesis or if they haven't yet started their capstone, a potential topic that might turn into a capstone project. See http://www.cs.rit.edu/~rjb/RITcourses/20121/ComputerGraphics1/public/gradreport.pdf for specific information.

Exams:
Two exams are scheduled for this course:

Midterm: two-hour exam.
Final: two-hour exam during finals week. The final exam will not be comprehensive

Both exams will be weighted equally in the calculation of your final grade.

Note to graduate students: A deeper understanding of the material is expected of graduate students. Hence, the graduate and undergraduate versions of the exams may not be the same.

Exam programming option: In lieu or taking the written exams, students will have the option to do an advanced programming project for their midterm and/or their final It is expected that the code created for the weekly programming assignments will be reused and incorporated into the code for these projects.

The requirements for both "exam programming options" will be posted in the content area of myCourses as the quarter progresses.

Submissions

Dropboxes will be available on the myCourses website for submission of homework, assignments, exam programming projects, and the grad report. Please pay attention to the due dates.

Policy on Late Submissions

It is extremely important to continue to make progress as the course progresses. As such, late deliverables will be not be allowed. If you foresee any problems with meeting a deadline, please see the instructor well in advance of the deadline to work out alternate arrangements.

Tentative Schedule

Lecture Notes: Slides presented in class will be posted in the content area of myCourses.

All assignments, readings, and homework will be posted on the course website. Special events such as exam dates will also be posted on the course website. Please stay informed by visiting the course website regularly throughout the quarter.

Week	Day	Topics	Relevant Chapters	Special Events
1	Mon. Sept. 3	Introduction Course Logistics	1, 2, 4 You can skim through the sections with OpenGL code. The new shader-based OpenGL uses different syntax which we will be covering in Week 6
1	Wed. Sept. 5	The Story of Computer Graphics (video)	1, 2, 4 You can skim through the sections with OpenGL code. The new shader-based OpenGL uses different syntax which we will be covering in Week 6	Homework 1 assigned
2	Mon. Sept. 10	Elements of CGI Math Review	6, 8, Appendix A
2	Wed. Sept. 12	Implementing Graphics Primitives (lines)	6, 8	Homework 1 due Homework 2 assigned Assignment 1 assigned
3	Mon. Sept. 17	Implementing Graphics Primitives (circles)	6, 8
3	Wed. Sept. 19	Polygon Fill	6, 8	Homework 2 due Homework 3 assigned Assignment 1 due Assignment 2 assigned
4	Mon. Sept. 24	2D Geometric Transformations 2D Viewing and Clipping	6, 7, 8
4	Wed. Sept. 26	2D Graphics Pipeline Review Introduction to 3D	6,7,8	Homework 3 due Homework 4 assigned Assignment 2 due Assignment 3 assigned Midterm programming option posted on September 28th
5	Mon. Oct. 1	Basic Geometric Modeling and Tessellation Midterm review Discuss midterm programming option	13	Assignment 4 assigned
5	Wed. Oct. 3			Homework 4 due Assignment 3 due Grad Report: Topic due MIDTERM EXAM
6	Mon. Oct. 8	Introduction to Shader -Based OpenGL	9, 10
6	Wed. Oct. 10	3D Geometric Transformations 3D Viewing	9, 10	Homework 5 assigned Assignment 4 due Assignment 5 assigned Midterm programming option due on October 12th
7	Mon. Oct. 15	Illumination Color and Color perception	17, 18, 19
7	Wed. Oct. 17	Shading Material Properties	17, 18, 19	Homework 5 due Homework 6 assigned Assignment 5 due Assignment 6 assigned
8	Mon. Oct. 22	Texture Mapping	17, 18, 19
8	Wed. Oct. 24	Advanced Geometric Modeling; Curves and Surfaces Hidden Surface Removal	14, 15, 16	Homework 6 due Homework 7 assigned Assignment 6 due Assignment 7 assigned
9	Mon. Oct. 29	Procedural Computer Graphics	22, 23	Final programming option posted on October 29th
9	Wed. Oct. 31	Introduction to Global Illumination Introduction to Animation	12, 21	Homework 7 due Assignment 7 due
10	Mon. Nov. 5	Preview of other courses in CS Graphics Cluster Computer Graphics Research areas	21
10	Wed. Nov. 7	Final review The Pixar Story (video)		Grad report due
11				FINAL EXAM November 12th 10:15 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. GOL-1445 Final programming option due on November 12th

Academic Honesty

It is a shame that this must be stated at all, but there are always a few students who do not abide by the rules of proper academic conduct. For the record:

You may discuss the homework and assignments freely with each other.
However, this does not mean that someone else can do your work for you. Any work you submit must contain a significant intellectual contribution by you.
The corollary is that you may not do someone else's work for them either. Both the supplier and recipient of the material are guilty of cheating and will be treated as such.
Any help you receive from someone must be acknowledged in the work submitted. Please be specific (what exactly did you get help with). Failure to acknowledge the source of a significant idea or approach is considered plagiarism and not allowed.
Helping someone does not mean giving them a copy of your code. You will get a zero for submitting someone else's code as your own. You will get a zero for distributing your code to others. Please do not risk it!

Those who behave in a dishonest or unethical manner in computer science courses, or in their dealings with the Computer Science Department, are subject to disciplinary action. In particular, dishonest or unethical behavior in the execution of assigned work in a computer science course will be treated as follows:

For a first offense, the student involved will receive a grade of zero on the assignment. [A stronger penalty may be exacted, if, in the judgment of the instructor, the offense involves a flagrant violation of basic ethical standards.]
For a second offense, in the same or a different course, the student will receive a failing grade for that course.
A third offense will be referred to judicial affairs.

Complete policy details regarding cheating and classroom conduct can be found at the following links

Department of Computer Science policy on academic dishonesty (cheating): http://www.cs.rit.edu/programs/academicIntegrity
Please read and be aware of the consequences.
Code of conduct for use of Department of Computer Science facilities: http://www.cs.rit.edu/usr/local/pub/doc/CodeOfConduct.txt
RIT policy on general student conduct: http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/Manual/sectionD/D18.html

Useful Links

CG1 common links courtesy of Prof. Warren Carithers (http://www.cs.rit.edu/~wrc/courses/cg1/common/links.shtml)
More will be added here. Please submit any useful links your come across.