CS 545 Introduction to Computer Graphics
Spring '06 Syllabus and Information
Activity | Total Points |
Programming Assignments (5 or 6) | 190 pts. total |
Mid-term Examinations (2) | 200 pts. total |
Final Exam | 120 pts. |
Homework and Class Participation | 25 pts. |
Grand Total | 535 pts. |
485 pts. | for a 4.0. |
435 pts. | for a 3.0. |
385 pts. | for a 2.0. |
355 pts. | for a 1.0. |
Week 1 |
Introduction, OpenGL (Ch. 1, Sect. 2.8, 2.9, 3.1, 3.2, 11.6) |
Week 2 |
Open GL, Basic Drawing Mech., Lines (Ch 3.3-3.5) |
Week 3 |
Line Gen. and Region Fills (Sect. 3.5, 3.14-3.16, 4.10) |
Week 4 |
Region and Pattern Fills, Characters (Ch 4.10-4.13, 3.18-3.19, 3.20) |
Week 5 |
Characters and States (Sect. 3.20-3.21, 4.1) and Test 1 (Feb. 9) |
Week 6 |
States and Color Models, Animation I (Sect. 4.1-4.3, 13.1, 13.10) |
Week 7 |
Vectors, Matrices, and 2D Transf. (Sect. A.2, A.5, 5.1-5.8) |
Week 8 |
3D Transf. and 2D Viewing (Ch. 5.9-5.17, 6.1-6.4 ) |
Week 9 |
Line and Polygon Clipping (Ch. 6.5 - 6.8) |
Week 10 |
3D Viewing (Ch. 7.1-7.9) and Test 2 ( Mar. 16) |
Week 11 |
BREAK |
Week 12 |
3D Viewing and GUIs (Sect. 11.8, Handouts (or Chaps. 1-4, 15-18 in Tcl book) ) |
Week 13 |
Tcl/Tk, Parametric Forms and Splines (handouts, A.9, Sect. 8.8) |
Week 14 |
BREAK and Splines (Sect. 8.8-8.10) |
Week 15 |
Fractals (Sect. 8.23) and Devices (Sect. 2.1-2.5, 11.2) |
Week 16 |
Devices (Sect. 11.2) and (if time) Animation II (Sect. 13.2-13.6) |
Week 17 |
FINAL (May 2, or an University announces) |
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