This course will study advanced topics in computer graphics. The focus will be on
learning recent methods in rendering, modeling, and animation. The course is
appropriate for students who have taken CS426 (or the equivalent) and would like further
exposure to computer graphics.
Times and Places
Lectures: MW 1:30-2:50PM, CS 402
Office hours: W 3-4PM, CS 422
Prerequisites
Knowledge of computer graphics fundamentals (CS426 or equivalent)
Ability to program in C/C++
Enthusiasm!
Textbook
Alan Watt and Mark Watt, Advanced Animation and Rendering Techniques:
Theory and Practice, Addison-Wesley, NY, 1992, ISBN 0-201-54412-1.
Coursework
Thought Exercises (20%)
TE1: Rendering equation (due Monday, September 23)
TE2: Object representations (due Monday, October 21)
