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CSE313: Computer Graphics |
Fall 06 |
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Computer Science and Engineering Department |
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CSE-313: Computer Graphics
Professor
Xiaolei Huang
Instructor’s Contact Information
Office: Packard Lab 115
Phone: (610) 758-4818
Email: huang AT cse.lehigh.edu
Office hours: W 3-5pm; or by appointment (send me an email)
Grading Assistant: Wei Wang; wew305@lehigh.edu
Course Information
CSE 313
Fall 2006
MWF 9:10 – 10am
Maginnes 103
http://www.cse.lehigh.edu/~huang/CSE313_Fall06/Computer_Graphics.html
Blackboard usage: Announcements, Lecture notes, Assignments, Email lists, Discussion board
Course Description
The goal of this course is to provide a broad introduction to the field of Computer Graphics. Basic principles and techniques that are commonly used in the graphics industry today (such as in computer animation, games, and production of special effects) will be described and practiced. Topics that will be covered by this course include: displays, image formation, images (pixels, sampling, aliasing), image processing (blurring, de-noising, contrast enhancement), color, transformations (viewing and projection), modeling (primitives, hierarchies, geometry, polygon meshes, smooth curves and surfaces, procedural models), animation (keyframes, dynamics), rendering and realism (shading, texturing, lighting, shadows, visibility, ray tracing), and programmable graphics hardware.
Course Goals
By the end of the
semester, students will be able to:
(1)
demonstrate
an understanding of the basic principles and core techniques commonly used in
the graphics industry today.
(2)
write
substantial graphics applications themselves
(3)
produce
2D and 3D graphics, animations, using OpenGL – the graphics application
programming interface (API)
(4)
propose
and implement CG (computer graphics) solutions to designed arts.
Text Book
Required
Computer
Graphics using OpenGL, 2nd edition,
F.S Hill Jr,
Prentice Hall, 2000
Recommended
OpenGL Programming Guide, 2nd Edition,
Mason Woo, Jackie Neider, Tom Davis,
Addison Wesley, 1997
Online
version
Computer
Graphics with OpenGL, 3rd edition,
Donald Hearn and M. Pauline Baker,
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004
Expectations
Your preparation,
attendance, engagement and participation are all crucial to the success of this
class. In class, I will deliver
lectures, demonstrate examples, discuss homework and projects. You will be
expected to participate in a variety of activities including asking/answering
questions in class and in the discussion board, reading OpenGL reference
manuals, taking exams and quizzes, and completing assignments. Our end goal is for you to understand
core technologies used in the graphics industry today, to be able to write
substantial graphics applications yourself, and to achieve the goals that
motivated you to come to this class in the first place.
Assignments
Over the course of this
semester, you will
§ actively participate in-class
discussion
§ ask and answer questions in-class
and contribute to the Blackboard online discussion forum
§ complete three programming projects
(one medium-sized and two large ones) using C/C++ and OpenGL.
§ complete some short homework
exercises (written and programming).
There will be no homework in the weeks that a project is due.
§ take one midterm and one final
exam.
§ take in-class open-book
quizzes.
Your grade will be
determined as follows:
§ Projects: 50%
§ Short Homeworks:
15%
§ Midterm: 15%
§ Final: 15%
§ Quizzes: 5%
The exams will be based on the material covered in class, and on what is learned from completing the assignments. Only the material that is covered in class will be on the exam (nothing extra is drawn from the textbook).
The open-book quizzes happen every other week on average. The days are decided randomly. The quizzes typically have 2~3 questions and test material covered in the previous 2~3 classes.
Policies
Attendance Policy
Regular
attendance is required for all scheduled class meetings and the student is
responsible for information covered in assigned readings, handouts, discussions
and activities. If you miss class
because of an emergency, please notify the instructor by calling or leaving a
phone message.
Submission Policy
All projects are due at 12 midnight on the due date. All homeworks are due in class on the due date. Directions on how to submit projects will be announced on Blackboard under Assignments.
Statement on Late Papers and Missed Exams
Every assignment (project and homework) must be completed and all exams (midterm and final) must be taken in order to receive a grade for the course. 10 points (out of 100) will be taken off for each day that an assignment is turned in late. In other words, 10 points will be taken off if the assignment is turned in 24 hours after the due time, and so on. There will be no make-up exams. The exam dates and time will be discussed in class so as to accommodate everybody’s needs.
Statement on
Students with Disabilities
If
you have a documented learning disability, and will be requesting academic
accommodation for this class, please contact Dean Cheryl Ashcroft
in the Office of the Dean of Students, UC 212, at x84152, or by email at caa4@lehigh.edu. She will establish the appropriate
accommodations for your case.
Collaboration and
Academic Integrity
Do you own work (written or programming) – there is to be no "group work". However, you are encouraged to discuss the course material with other students. Please refer to the "Collaboration Policy" statement for examples of what is and what is not unfair collaboration. If we have reason to believe you have not done your own work, we reserve the right to give you a brief oral exam about that assignment, and adjust your grade accordingly. Should you have any questions about this, please ask the instructor.
Schedule
Lecture notes will be
posted on Blackboard after each class.
Assignments will be posted on Blackboard one day before they are
assigned. You are responsible to
check new announcements, and feel free to use the email list and discussion
board for questions.
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Topics |
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August 28 |
Overview, Graphics Intro, Displays, Images, Image formation, color Chapter 1 , Chapter 12.1-12.4 |
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September 4 |
Graphics primitives, OpenGL/Glut Intro, Drawing curves Chapter 2, the red book (OpenGL programming guide) No class on Mon. 9/4; reading and programming material
assigned. Homework 1 assigned (Wed. 9/6) |
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September 11 |
Window-viewport mapping,
Clipping, Scanline conversion, Linear algebra review and Homogeneous
coordinates Homework 1 due (Wed. 9/13) |
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September 18 |
Transformations, Drawing 3D scenes using OpenGL |
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September 25 |
3D Viewing, Polygon meshes Chapter 7, Chapter 6 |
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October 2 |
Polygon meshes II, Curves Sections 8.1-8.3, Section 11.1-11.10 Project 1 due (Fri. 10/6) |
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October 9 |
Curves, Modeling curved surfaces, Procedural Modeling Chapter 11, Chapter 9 No class on Mon. 10/9 (Pacing break) Homework 2 assigned (Thurs. 10/12) |
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October 16 |
Animation Chapter 13 of “Computer Graphics with
OpenGL” [Hearn, Baker] (handout) Homework 2 due (Sun. 10/22) |
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October 23 |
Visual realism, Midterm, Midterm Discussion Realism introductions
in Chapters 8, 13, 14 Midterm
(Wed. 10/25) – covers material through 10/20 Project 2 assigned (Wed. 10/25) |
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October 30 |
Project 2 discussion, Illumination and shading Sections 8.1-8.4 |
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November 6 |
Shading, Texturing, Hidden surface removal, Lighting Sections 8.5-8.7, Chapter 13 Project 2 due (Fri. 11/10) |
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November 13 |
Ray Tracing Intro, Recursive Ray Tracing (shadows, reflections, transparency) Sections 14.1-14.11 Project 3 assigned (Wed. 11/15) |
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November 20 |
Anti-aliasing Ray Tracings, Ray Tracing CSG objects Sections 14.8.3 and 14.12 No classes
on Wed. 11/22 and Fri. 11/24 (Thanksgiving break) |
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November 27 |
Distribution Ray tracing, Radiosity, Graphics hardware (GPU, Ray Tracing and Photon Mapping on Programmable Graphics hardware ) readings distributed in class |
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December 4 |
Project 3 discussion, Computer graphics and design arts, Autodesk Maya (No readings) Project 3 due (Wed. 12/6) |
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December ?? (location TBD) |
Final exam – covers material from 10/23 |