Computer Graphics Syllabus

Course: CS 4/57101	Fall 2005
Call Number: 19296/19297
Time: 4:45 pm -06:00 pm T H	Location: 115 MSB
Paul A. Farrell	Office : 276
Phone : (330) 672-9060	Mail address : farrell@cs.kent.edu
Office Hours : 6:00 - 7:00pm T H and by appointment

Grader: Debbie Stoffer	Mail address: dstoffer@cs.kent.edu
Office	Office Hours: 3;00-4;30pm TW in 162 MSB or by appointment

Goal:

The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to the theory and practice of computer graphics. The course will assume a good background in programming in C or C++ and a background in mathematics including familiarity with the theory and use of coordinate geometry and of linear algebra such as matrix multiplication. Students will use the standards based OpenGL library in several programming projects illustrating the theory and practice of programming computer graphics applications.

Course Syllabus:

Topics covered will include:

Introduction, Motivation, Uses, History
Graphics Systems and Models
Graphics Programming : Getting started with OpenGL
Input and Interaction in OpenGL
Geometrical Objects and Transformations in 2D and 3D, homogeneous coordinates, matrix representation, windows and viewports
Viewing in 3D, projections, hidden surface removal
Light, shading and materials. Illumination and Shading, light sources, (surface detail, ray tracing, radiosity)

and possibly one or more from the following in less detail:

From Vertices to Fragments : modeling, geometry processing, rasterization, fragment processing. Clipping, hidden surface removal, antialiasing.
Discrete techniques: buffers, bit and pixel operations, texture mapping, compositing.
Programmable shaders : OpenGL shading language, fragment shaders, cub and bump maps.
Modelling Techniques, trees, scene graphs.
Curve and surface representation
Advanced rendering techniques: ray tracing, radiosity, image based rendering.

Text:

Edward Angel, Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top-Down Approach with OpenGL, 4th edition, Addison-Wesley, 2005.

Additional References:

Edward Angel, OpenGL : A primer, 2nd edition, Addison-Wesley, 2005
The OpenGL Programmer's Guide (the Redbook), Addison-Wesley
The OpenGL Reference Manual (the Bluebook), Addison-Wesley
James D. Foley, Andries van Dam, Steven K. Feiner, John F. Hughes, Computer Graphics : Principles & Practices, Addison Wesley Longman, 2nd edition in C, 1994, 1296 Pages, ISBN 0201848406, $69.95/$74.75
Donald Hearn, M. Pauline Baker, Computer Graphics, 2nd edition, C version, Prentice Hall, 1996.

Assessment:

Midterm Examination :	30%
Final Examination :	30%
Assignments (2 to 6) :	40%

Notes:

Assignments will primarily be programming assignments requiring implementation of applications employing the theory covered in the lectures and books.
There will also be some theoretical questions and assignments.
Students should note that completion of both the programming and theoretical assignments will be necessary to achieve good grades.
There will be a penalty for late assignments which may amount to 10% per day.
The Midterm examination will be in the 7th, 8th, 9th or 10th week of term.
Assignments are to be completed by the student without assistance from or collaboration with other persons.
The final examination is scheduled for 5:45 - 8:00 p.m., Tuesday December 13. It may be comprehensive or at least requre some knowledge of the material examined in the mid-term.

Additional Requirements:

Before the end of the first week of classes each student should fill out the form at URL http://www.cs.kent.edu/~farrell/cg05/form.html

This syllabus and most subsequent information on the course will be available using the WWW. The home page for the course is: http://www.cs.kent.edu/~farrell/cg05/index.html
All programs should conform to the submission standards given in URL http://www.cs.kent.edu/~farrell/cg05/submission.html

Students with Disabilities:

University policy 3342-3-18 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these through Student Disability Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sds for more information on registration procedures).

farrell@cs.kent.edu