CS 460 Course Syllabus

Spring 2023

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:1:00 - 1:50pm MonWedFri
Classroom:Dragas 1117
Office Hours:12:00 - 12:50pm MonWedFri
 Zoom # 449 494 3410
 and by appointment
Holidays:Labor Day, 14 - 16 January
 Spring Break, 6 - 11 March

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

Requirements, Undergraduate Students

Midterm Exam --- ( 35%, open book and notes )
Final Exam --- ( 35%, open book and notes )
Project --- ( 30% )

Required Reading: Classroom Rules

Updated 1/6/2023

G. Hill Price