CS 460/560 Course Syllabus

Fall 2008

Introduction to Computer Graphics

Instructor:G. Hill Price
 
Office:Dragas (old Hughes) 1108
Telephone:(757) 683-4415
Fax:(757) 683-4900
Email:price@cs.odu.edu
Class Meeting Time:2:00 - 2:50 MonWedFri
Classroom:Dragas 1110
Office Hours:3:00 - 4:00pm MonWed
 and by appointment

Goals

The primary goal of this class is to provide students with a broad overview of computer graphics theory and applications with students gaining an appreciation for the complex and tedious operations necessary for generating realistic computer images. A secondary goal is to give students graphical programming experience with a little historical general education included.

Topics

  1. Display Devices and Hardware
  2. Project Overview
  3. Coordinate Systems
  4. Primitives, Transformations and Clipping
  5. Window Systems
  6. Data Structures for Graphics
  7. Curves, Surfaces and Solids
  8. Hidden Line-Surface Algorithms
  9. Shadows, Shading and Lighting
  10. Advanced Graphics Concepts and Hardware
  11. Real-Time Graphics (Gaming)

Requirements, Undergraduate Students

Notebook --- ( 5% )
Midterm Exam --- ( 30%, open book and notes )
Final Exam --- ( 40%, open book and notes )
Project --- ( 25% )

Graduate Students

Notebook --- ( 5% )
Midterm Exam --- ( 30%, open book and notes )
Final Exam --- ( 40%, open book and notes )
Base Project --- ( 15% )
Extra Project Work --- ( 10% )

Read the Classroom Rules

Updated 8/21/2008

G. Hill Price