Course Description

Graphic I-O devices; two-dimensional and three-dimensional display techniques; display processors; clipping and windowing; hidden-line removal; data structures for graphics. Prerequisites: CS 3350 and one of MATH 2220, MATH 3220, MATH 3320.

Course Syllabus

1. Introduction
   1. graphics applications
   2. languages for CG
   3. Graphics Hardware
   4. Color and Color Lookup tables
2. Raster Graphics & Raster Graphics toolkits
   1. Standard primitives
   2. Primitive generation e.g. Bresenham
   3. Filling algorithms
   4. Drawing Styles
   5. BitBlt
3. Interactive graphics
   1. User Interface considerations
   2. Input devices
   3. Interactive programming techniques
4. 2D & 3D Graphics
   1. Modeling Transformations
   2. Coordinate systems
   3. Clipping
   4. Windows and Viewports
   5. Wireframe models
   6. Animation Techniques
5. 3D Realism Techniques
   1. Back Face Removal
   2. Viewing issues
   3. Shading and smoothing techniques
   4. Lighting issues
   5. Introduction to Ray Tracing
6. Additional Topics as time permits

Course Requirements