4003-570/4005-761 Computer Graphics I

Term:	20101
Times:	4:00 - 5:50pm TR
Room:	70-3560

Last updated 2010/11/08 13:29:14

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2010/11/08:
- A tentative final exam topic list has been posted.
2010/11/04:
- Project 4 has been posted.
2010/10/28:
- Project 3 (stage 2) has been posted.
2010/10/21:
- Project 3 (stage 1) has been posted.
2010/10/07:
- Project 2 has been posted.
2010/10/05:
- The midterm topic list has been posted.
2010/09/30:
- As decided in class, the date for the midterm has been changed. See the assignments page for details.
2010/09/28:
- I have corrected the date for project 1 stage 3 in its writeup, as discussed in class. See the assignments page for details.
2010/09/26:
- Homework 2 has been posted.
2010/09/18:
- Due to an off-campus appointment, my office hours Monday 09/20 will be 1-3pm instead of the usual time (12-2pm). I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
2010/09/14:
- Project 1 has been posted.
2010/09/13:
- 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.
2010/09/06:
- Welcome back to RIT!
- Note that homework 1 has been assigned, and is due Thursday, September 16, 2010

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	09/07, 09/09	1, 2, 3, 4	Introduction: Overview; History; Math review; Elements of CGI
2	09/14, 09/16	3	Implementing Graphics Primitives: Lines (applet), Circles (applet)
3	09/21, 09/23	4, 6	Clipping (Cohen-Sutherland, RIT clipping applet), Polygon Filling (applet)
4	09/28, 09/30	5, 6	Intro to OpenGL; Geometric Transformations ( 2D applet, the Transformation Game, RIT transformation applet); Windows and viewports; Viewing in 3D;
5	10/05, 10/07	3. 9	Tessellation; Exam 1
6	10/12, 10/14	12, 10	Illumination (lighting), Color; Color perception (optical illusions at www.echalk.co.uk); Normals, Shading (flat, Gouraud, Phong); Materials
7	10/19, 10/21	10, 14, 13	Textures (texture mapping applets); Animation
8	10/26, 10/28	-	Procedural shading
9	11/02, 11/04	14, 8, 9	Modeling; Curves and Surfaces (curves 1, Bezier); Hidden surface removal
10	11/09, 11/11	10	Global illumination
Finals	11/15 - 11/19	all	Exam 2