CS 460 Course Syllabus

Fall 2012

Introduction to Computer Graphics

Instructor:G. Hill Price
 
Office:Dragas 1100 A
Telephone:(757) 683-7728
Fax:(757) 683-4900
Email:price@cs.odu.edu
Class Meeting Time:2:00 - 2:50pm MonWedFri
Classroom:Dragas 1117
Office Hours:3:00 - 3:50pm MonWed, 12:00 - 1:50 Fri
 and by appointment
Holidays:Labor Day, 3 September --- Fall Break, 6-9 October --- Thanksgiving, 21-25 November
Last Day to Withdraw:November 6th

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. Coordinate Systems
  3. Project Overview
  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% )

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Updated 8/22/2012

G. Hill Price