This course aims to provide basic knowledge about 3D Computer Graphics and help students to develop skills in developing object oriented software design and implementation for 3D graphics using OpenGL.

Course Requirements and Grading

Term Project 60% Final Exam 25% MidTerm Exam %15

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C++ and Reusable Software Development

Object Oriented Graphics Design

3D Graphics Pipeline

3D Object Representations

Modelling and Viewing Transformations, Projections

Introduction to OpenGL Programming Environment

Illumination and Shading

Interactive OpenGL Programming

Case Studies: 3D Scene Generator, Ray Tracer.

Virtual Environments

Game Engines and Graphics Engines

Handling interaction in Virtual Space: Collision Detection

Reference Books

S.B.Lipmann, J.Lajoie, Moo, E.B., C++ Primer, 4.Ed., Addison Wesley, 2005

Weiss, M.A., Data Structures and Problem Solving Using C++, 2. Ed., Addison Wesley, 2003

N.Dale, C++ Plus Data Structures, 3.Ed., Johns and Bartlett, 2003

H.M.Deitel, P.J.Deitel, C++ How To Program, 2. Ed., Prentice Hall, 1998