This is a first course on Computer Graphics with no prerequisites. No prior knowledge of computer graphics is assumed. However we require some programming experience in C++ and a basic knowledge of calculus and linear algebra. Apart from the lecture topics listed below, some OpenGL programming will also be covered.

Course Requirements and Grading

There will be two homeworks (10%), an OpenGL based term project (50%) and two exams: a MidTerm Exam (%15) and a Final Exam (%25).

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1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

2

2.1

2.1.2

2.2

2.2.1

2.3

3

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

4

5

5.1

5.2

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Overview of CG

Scientific Visualisation

Architectural Visualisation

Design

Entertainment

Art

Raster Graphics

Hardware: CRT [Hearn 36-44]

Raster-Scan Systems [Hearn 50-53]

Video Controller, Display Processor

Basic Raster Algorithms

Drawing Lines, Circles and Others [Hearn 92-108]

Line Attributes [Hearn 183-187]

Pixel Addressing and Object Geometry [Hearn 120-122]

Scan Line Polygon Fill [Hearn 196-201, Foley 92-99]

Fill Area Attributes [Hearn 193-194]

Displaying Intensities & Gamma Correction [Hearn 581-83]

Antialising [Hearn 214-221]

3D Graphics

The Scene

Polygon Based Modelling [Hearn 129-133]

Geometrical Transformations [Hearn Ch5]

Viewing & Clipping

2D Viewing [Hearn 297-305]

3D Viewing [Hearn Ch.7]

Line Clipping [Hearn 315-322]

Fill Area Clipping [Hearn 329-338]

Visibility [Hearn Ch.9]

Curves & Surfaces

Spline Representations [Hearn 420-457]

Volumes [Hearn 473-479]

The Synthetic Image

Light & Color

Color Models [Hearn 712-731, Slater 89-118]

Artists Theory of Color

Illumination and Shading [Hearn 556-579]

Polygon Rendering [Hearn 591-596]

Global Illumination & Ray Tracing [Hearn 597-615]