CS 49995/59995: ST: Scientific Vizualization

Changes:

Enrichment Course Proposal

Rationale:

To provide an introduction to the fundamentals of and software environments used in scientific visualization.

Course Title:

ST: Scientific Visualization.

Title Abbreviation:

Catalog Description:

An introduction to the fundamentals of and software environments used in scientific visualization.

Prerequisites:

CS 33001

Instructors

Dan Bennett and Arden Ruttan

Class Schedule:

1. June 12-June 30, M-T, 9:00-10:40:Lectures.
2. July 1-July 21, T,9:00-10:40:Problem Solving.
3. July 22-July 28, M-T ,9:00-10:40, Lectures.
4. July 29-August 4, M-T ,9:00-10:40, Lectures and Project Presentations.

Course Contents:

• Introduction 01
• Overview of Computer Graphics 06
  1. 2D Graphics, lines, polygons, X
  2. Color, Colortables
  3. 2d Transformation Pipeline
  4. 3D Graphics and OpenGL
  5. 3d PipeLine, 3d Transformations
  6. Surfaces,
  7. Light
  8. Graphics Hardware
• 4d Graphics, Animation 02
• Photorealizm and Ray Tracing 02
  1. Introduction to Raytracing, theory
• User Interfaces 05
  1. X overview
  2. Widget Sets, Motif
  3. GUI Builders
  4. TK prototyping
  5. GLUT
  6. Steering and Cumulus
• Virtual Reality 02
  1. Intro to VR
  2. VRML
• Graphics Tools 04
  1. Gnuplot
  2. Maple/Matlab
  3. Image Processing Tools 03
     1. Overview of IP
     2. NET PBM
     3. Photoshop
  4. AVS 04
  5. VTK 04
  6. The POV Raytracer 02
• Problem Sessions 05
• Student Presentations 05

[`\sf Total   45]

Writing expectation and course evaluation:

Students will be expected to complete and present a project involving Scientific Visualization of significant complexity. Students will also be given daily assignments to accompany the lectures.

Texts:

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• Will Schroeder, Kenneth Martin, William Lorensen, The Visulization Toolkit, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 1998.