CS 5113 Computer Graphics
Spring 2007

Course Instructor:
       Name: Kay A. Robbins
       Office: 4.01.25 SB
       Phone: 210-458-5543
       Email: krobbins@cs.utsa.edu
       Web Page: http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~krobbins
       Office Hours: TR 8:15 pm - 9 pm and by appointment

Class Meets:
        TR 7 pm - 8:15 pm in room 3.02.10 SB

Course Web Page:
        http://vip.cs.utsa.edu/classes/cs5113s2007

Prerequisites:
        Elementary linear algebra
        Data structures

Textbooks:

Required: Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top-Down Approach Using OpenGL (4th Ed) by Edward Angel

Required: OpenGL: A Primer (2nd Ed) by Edward Angel

Recommended (for certain projects): Core Python Programming (2nd Ed) by Wesley Chun

Recommended: OpenGL Programming Guide: Version 2 (5th Edition) (OpenGL) by Dave Shreiner, Mason Woo, Jackie Neider, Tom Davis

Course Objectives:

• Understand basic principles of computer graphics.
• Cover basics of OpenGL programming for 2D and 3D graphics.
• Relate the programming of the OpenGL API to algorithms, hardware and high-level design
• Discuss basics of images, objects, viewers, and transformation.
• Get an exposure to the state-of-the-art and current research.

Grading:

• 45% Laboratories (3 labs)
• 40% Term project
• 15% Final presentation (Saturday, May 5 from 8 am - 10:45 am)

General:

• Drop Date: Monday, March 26, 2007
• Weekly reading assignments will be given on the web page. Keeping up with the reading is important, since you will be expected to participate in class discussions.
• Assignments and the term project should be turned in on WebCT.

WebCT:

The course will be using WebCT (http://webct.utsa.edu) for assignment hand-ins, grade reporting, online assessments, and class communication. WebCT provides a course discussion page, course mail (not email) for exchanging course information, and a course chat page. Certain course materials and a web page with the pictures and contact information of the other class members will be available.

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Tentative Course Outline and Schedule:

Week	Topic	Text	Programming Topic	Algorithm	Lab
1	Introduction to graphics and OpenGL	IG: 1, 2; Primer: 1,2	OpenGL 2D programming	How to draw a line	1
2	Input and interaction	IG: 3; Primer: 3	Event handling	How to draw a line (continued)	1
3	Geometric objects	IG: 4; Primer: 5	Rendering triangles	How to draw a contour	1
4	Transformation and viewers	IG: 5; Primer: 4	Linear algebra review	OpenGL transformations	1 due, 2
5	Hierarchical modeling and scenes	IG: 10; Primer 5			2
6	Shading	IG: 6; Primer: 6			2
7	Materials and textures	IG: 8; Primer: 8			2 due, 3
8	Materials and textures (applied)	IG: 8; Primer: 7			3
9	The rendering pipeline	IG: 9			3
10	Programmable shaders	IG: 9; Primer: 9			3 due
11	Curves and surfaces	IG: 12
12	Advanced rendering
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