ECE 49595 - Fundamentals of Computer Graphics
Note:
Spring 2009 CRN 17254
Course Details
Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3
Counts as:
Experimental Course Offered:
F 2006,Sp 2007,Sp 2008,F 2008,S 2009,F 2009,Sp 2010, F 2010, S 2012
Requisites:
ECE 36800
Requisites by Topic:
Programming, Data Structures
Catalog Description:
This course will cover basic and advanced principles of interactive computer graphics: raster graphics, color models, anti-aliasing and texture, image-space and object-space methods, 3D homogeneous coordinates, perspective, illumination models, depth cueing, hidden line elimination, morphing and other techniques.
Required Text(s):
- Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top Down Approach Using OpenGL , 6th Edition , Ed Angel , Addison-Wesley , 2009 , ISBN No. 9780132545235
Recommended Text(s):
None.
Lecture Outline:
Week(s) | Topics |
---|---|
1-2 | Brief overview of computer graphics and architecture (rendering pipeline), graphics software, and graphics applications. Introduction to the OpenGL library, example programs. |
3 | Raster basics: drawing lines and circles, clipping algorithms, polygon intersection. Alias effects, techniques to counter them. |
4-5 | From scene to image: Objects, transforms, color and illumination models, polygonal object representation, texture maps, view port clipping, rasterization. |
6-7 | Perspective and projection, affine and projective coordinates, rigid body motions. Object manipulation, concepts from projective geometry. |
8-9 | Color perception and color models, local illumination, ambient, diffuse and specular light models. Material properties. Gouraud and Phong shading. |
10-11 | Basic ray tracing, direct and indirect illumination, reflection and refraction. Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG), ray tracing CSG models. |
12-13 | Object geometry: polygon mesh, implicit surfaces, parametric curves and surfaces. Modeling with implicit surfaces. Construction of polygon meshes. |
14-15 | Survey of basic tools and techniques for animation, scientific visualization, and computer-aided design. |
Engineering Design Content:
- Analysis
- Construction
- Testing
Assessment Method:
The course outcomes will be assessed through student submission of working programs, and two in class examinations.