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Course Description

Introduction to computer image synthesis, modeling, and animation. Topics include visual perception, color theory, displays and framebuffers, image processing, affine and projective transformations, hierarchical modeling, hidden surface elimination, shading, ray-tracing, anti-aliasing, texture mapping, curves, surfaces, particle systems, dynamics, realistic character animation, and traditional animation principles.

Prerequisites

  • CSE 326 (data structures and algorithms)
  • A good working knowledge of C and C++ programming. A good knowledge of Java and a willingness to spend some extra time coming up to speed on C/C++ will also be sufficient.
  • Familiarity with the basics of linear algebra and some mathematical sophistication
  • No prior knowledge of graphics is assumed.

Catalog and Time Schedule

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Course Format

The class meets three times a week for lectures. Instruction consists primarily of lectures, readings, and project help sessions. Assignments consist of a set of written homeworks and substantial projects. Grades are based on performance on the homeworks, projects, and the exams.

Textbooks

The required textbook is:

  • Interactive Computer Graphics: A top-down approach with OpenGL, Third Edition, by Edward Angel. Addison Wesley, 2003.

Supplemental texts are:

  • OpenGL: A Primer, by Edward Angel. Addison Wesley.
  • Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice in C, 2/E, by Foley, van Dam, Feiner, and Hughes. Addison Wesley. ISBN: 0-201-84840-6.
  • OpenGL. Reference Manual: The Official Reference Document to OpenGL, Version 1.2, 3/E, Addison Wesley. ISBN: 0-201-65765-1.
  • OpenGL Programming Guide 3rd Edition: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL Version 1.2. ISBN 0-201-60458-2.
  • 3D Computer Graphics, 3rd Edition, Alan Watt. Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 0-201-39855-9 [errata]
  • An Introduction to Ray Tracing, by Andrew S. Glassner. Academic Press, 1989.
  • Computer Graphics with OpenGL, by Hearn and Baker. Prentice Hall, 3rd edition, 2004.

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