4003-570/4005-761 Computer Graphics I

Term:	20111
Times:	4:00 - 5:50pm TR
Room:	70-2590

Last updated 2011/11/10 18:28:59

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2011/11/10:
- The exam 2 topic list has been posted.
2011/11/07:
- The Project 4 'get' and 'try' commands are now fully active.
2011/11/03:
- Project 4 has been posted.
- The due date for project 3 has been changed.
2011/10/20:
- Project 3 has been posted.
2011/10/11:
- Additional time to submit project 1 stage 3 has been made available. Details are in an email message I sent out earlier this evening.
2011/10/06:
- Project 2 has been posted.
2011/10/01:
- The date for exam 1 has been changed.
2011/09/29:
- A preliminary exam 1 topic list has been posted.
- The due date for project 1 stage 2 has been changed.
2011/09/24:
- Homework 2 has been assigned.
- The due date for project 1 stage 3 has been changed.
2011/09/16:
- 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.
2011/09/13:
- project 1 has been assigned.
2011/09/05:
- Welcome back to RIT!
- Note that homework 1 has been assigned, and is due Thursday, September 15, 2011

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	09/06, 09/08	1, 2, 4, 5	Introduction: Overview; History; Math review; Elements of CGI
2	09/13, 09/15	6	Implementing Graphics Primitives; Lines (applet), Circles (applet)
3	09/20, 09/22	6, 8	Clipping (Cohen-Sutherland, RIT clipping applet), Polygon Filling (applet)
4	09/27, 09/29	3-5, 7-10	Intro to OpenGL; Geometric Transformations ( 2D applet, the Transformation Game, RIT transformation applet); Windows and viewports; Viewing in 3D
5	10/04, 10/06	4	Tessellation; Exam 1
6	10/11, 10/13	17, 19	Illumination (lighting), Color; Color perception (optical illusions at www.echalk.co.uk); Normals, Shading (flat, Gouraud, Phong); Materials
7	10/18, 10/20	18, 11, 12	Textures (texture mapping applets); Animation
8	10/25, 10/27	22	Procedural shading
9	11/01, 11/03	13-16, 23	Modeling; Curves and Surfaces (Bezier); Hidden surface removal
10	11/08, 11/10	21	Global illumination
Finals	11/14 - 11/18	all	Exam 2: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 12:30pm-2:30pm, 70-3435