4003-570/4005-761 Computer Graphics I

Term:	20091
Times:	4:00 - 5:50pm TR
Room:	70-3445

Last updated 2009/11/10 12:50:45

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2009/11/10:
- The final exam topic list has been posted.
2009/11/02:
- Project 4 has been assigned.
2009/10/29:
- Field trip! Class on Thursday, November 5 will meet in 76-1125 (the Carlson Auditorium in the Imaging Science building) so that we can attend the 2009 Animation Show of Shows.
2009/10/15:
- Project 3 has been assigned.
2009/10/13:
- The due date for project 2 has been extended to Thursday, October 15, 2009 .
2009/10/30:
- The midterm exam topic list has been posted.
2009/09/26:
- Homework 2 has been assigned.
- Project 2 has been assigned.
2009/09/16:
- I've sent a test message to my mailing list for this course. The list contains everyone's CS email address. You should find a copy in your incoming CS email, or wherever you forward your CS email to (if you have set up email forwarding). If you don't receive the test message, please let me know.
- Per a request to faculty from the Provost, I have updated the course syllabus to address the potential situation where absences from class may require changes to assignments or the grading scheme. See the course syllabus (scroll down for a link) or my recent email for details.
2009/09/10:
- Project 1 has been posted.
2009/09/08:
- Welcome back to RIT!
- Note that homework 1 has been assigned, and is due Thursday, September 17, 2009

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.

Instructor

Name:	Warren R. Carithers
Office:	3617 Golisano (70-3617)
Phone:	(585) 475-5393
Email:	wrc AT cs.rit.edu

Syllabi

4003-570 Syllabus (undergraduate)
4005-761 Syllabus (graduate)

Course Contents

Below is a tentative topic schedule for the quarter. This may change depending on events during the quarter.

Week	Dates	Relevant Chapter(s)	Topic(s)
1	09/08, 09/10	1, 2, 3, 4	Introduction; Elements of CGI; Getting Started with OpenGL; Primitives versus Attributes
2	09/15, 09/17	5, 6	Geometric Transformations ( 2D applet, the Transformation Game); Windows and viewports; Clipping (Cohen-Sutherland), (RIT transformation applet)
3	09/22, 09/24	3	Implementing Graphics Primitives: Lines (applet), Circles (applet)
4	09/29, 10/01	4, 5, 6	More Implementing Graphics Primitives: Polygon Filling (applet)
5	10/06, 10/08	5, 7, 13	Viewing in 3D; Animation; Exam 1
6	10/13, 10/15	12, 10	Color; Color perception (optical illusions at www.echalk.co.uk) Illumination (lighting), shading (flat, Gauraud, Phong), Normals
7	10/20, 10/22	10	Materials; Textures (texture mapping applets)
8	10/27, 10/29	14, 8	Modeling; Hierarchical modeling; Curves and Surfaces (curves 1, Bezier)
9	11/03, 11/05	8	Tessellation; Fractals
10	11/10, 11/12	9, 10	Advanced topics in CG: hidden surface removal, global illumination, procedural shaders
Finals	11/16 - 11/20	all	Exam 2