BU CAS CS 480
Introduction to Computer Graphics

Spring 1997

Lecture Schedule

 
Jan
   T 14 Introduction 				Chapter 1 
   R 16 Overview of Graphics Systems 		Chapter 2  
   T 21 Scan conversion of curves 		3.1-3.5 	 
   R 23 Area fill algorithms			3.10,3.11      
   T 28 Attributes, sampling, antialiasing 	Chapter 4    
   R 30 Basic 2-D transforms 			5.1,5.2 
Feb 
   T 4  Composite and other transforms 		5.3,5.4,5.6	
   R 6  Transforms between coordinate systems 	5.5		P1 due
   T 11 Viewing pipeline, clipping I		6.1-6.7
   R 13 Clipping algorithms II 			6.8-6.11
   T 18 Monday schedule, no class
   R 20 Hierarchical modeling			Chapter 7	P2 due   
   T 25 User interfaces, virtual reality 	Chapter 8 	
   R 27  Quiz		
Mar 
   T 4 3-D Geometry representation I		10.1-5,10.14-17	
   R 6 Splines I 				10.6-10.7	


 spring break 


   T 18 Splines II				10.8-10.9
   R 20 Fractals 				10.18		P3 due
   T 25 3-D transforms 				Ch 11	 	
   R 27 3-D viewing, camera path planning 	12.1-12.3	


Apr 
   T 1  3-D view clipping algorithms 		12.4-12.6 
   R 3  Visible surface detection I 		13.1-13.4 	P4 due
   T 8  Visible surface detection II 		13.5-13.10	
   R 10 Lighting and color 			14.1-14.4	
   T 15 Polygon rendering algorithms 		14.5 
   R 17 Ray tracing, texture			14.6-14.9
   T 22 Color models				Ch 15	
   R 24 Computer animation 			Ch 16		P5 due  	
   T 29 Final (in class)				


		

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