CS 334: Fundamentals of Computer Graphics

Announcements

Vectors, points, matrices, coordinate systems, transformations
Camera, projection, modification of extrinsic (e.g. translation, rotation, revolution, view interpolation) and intrinsic (field of view, resolution) parameters
Shared vertex triangle mesh
Wire-frame rendering
Rasterization
Gouraud/Phong lighting and shading
Texture mapping
Hardware rendering
Basic ray tracing

Other topics (e.g. image-based rendering, rendering acceleration, animation, tracking, automated modeling)

8 assignments due every 7-10 days
Assignments are incremental, you cannot complete the later assignments w/o having earlier assignments that work; you are responsible for not falling behind (and for catching up); I will not give out solutions to the earlier assignments since you need to understand the earlier assignments.
credit

once late (up to one week) no penalty
late second and subsequent times, 10% of assignment credit per day
all assignments are required by the last day of classes for completion of course

turn in assignments using WebCT; if you cannot turnin in on WebCT, an email with URL is due to the TA before the due date
assignments need to compile and link and run once downloaded; use relative paths
include Readme.txt or Readme.doc file describing your submission

You can ask for regrading within one week after assignment or exam has been returned to you

Do not cheat!
Frequent and thorough scans for cheating
If caught automatic failing grade for the class and reported to the Dean of Students' Office
Examples of cheating (courtesy of Gene Spafford)

Using part or all of someone else's work, from this or any prior semester, in projects or homework without the instructor's prior approval;
Misrepresenting the functionality of code. That is, if a student submits a project with falsified output or test data to make it look as if a program works better than it does;
Using hidden notes or hints to answer questions during a test that does not allow open notes or crib sheets;
Submitting answers on homework or projects that were developed or researched by any other individual and presented as the student's own work;
Copying text from a book or paper to include in the student's own writing without clearly marking it as a quote and citing the source (This is plagiarism and may be a violation of copyright law as well as cheating.);
Setting permissions on files and directories in a student's account so that someone can easily copy programs and documents, or allowing any other person, in the class or otherwise, to use your computer account (note that this is also a violation of department policy or PUCC policy;
Providing program code or problem solutions to another student in the class without the instructor's explicit, prior approval;
Encouraging anyone to do any of the above, or failing to report anyone involved in any of these activities.

Peter Shirley, Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, ISBN 1568811241
Alan Watt, 3D Computer Graphics, ISBN 0-201-39855-9
Foley, van Dam et al., Computer Graphics Principles and Practice, ISBN 0-201-84840-6
NVIDIA, GPU Gems. Programming techniques, tips, and tricks for real-time graphics, edited by R Fernando
NIVIDIA, GPU Gems 2. Programming Techniques for High-Performance Graphics and General Purpose Computation, edited by M Pharr, and R. Fernando

Voicu Popescu fall 2007