Teaches the fundamentals of scientific visualization and prepares students to apply these techniques in fields such as astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, and physics. Emphasis is on the representation of scalar, vector, and tensor fields; data sampling and resampling; and reconstruction using multivariate finite elements (surfaces, volumes, and surfaces on surfaces).

Homepage	http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/xmt/classes/CS530/
Usually Offered:	Fall Not offered in 2007-08
Credit:	3 hours (class)
Prerequisite:	CS 334 and 381, or equivalent. CS 251 is recommended
University Catalog:	CS 530