COS 426 - Computer Graphics

Spring 2012

News: Apr 30 Old exams are available - please look over them and come prepared with questions on Tuesday. Apr 26 Lecture notes for today are available. Apr 19 Assignment 4 is available - due May 1. Apr 19 Final project description is available.

Course Description

This course will study topics in computer graphics, covering methods in image processing, modeling, rendering, and animation. Prerequisites: The course is appropriate for students who have taken COS217 and COS226 (or the equivalent). C++ will be used as the programming language (but no prior C++ knowledge is assumed). Grading: The grade will be based on programming assignments (50%), two exams (25%), and a final project (25%). Textbook: Computer Graphics with Open GL, 4th Ed., Hearn, Baker, and Carithers. Prentice Hall, Nov. 2010, ISBN: 978-0136053583.

Meeting time/place

Lecture: TTh 1:30-2:50, CS 105 (small auditorium)
Precepts: W 4:30-5:30, Friend 109

Questions

We will be using piazza to handle Q&A this semester. Please post your questions there instead of mailing the Professor or TAs, if possible.

Instructor Szymon Rusinkiewicz CS Building, Room 406 smr at cs Office hours: Wed, Fri 3-4	TAs Tianqiang Liu CS Building, Room 418a tianqian at cs Office hours: Mon 3-4	Jingwan (Cynthia) Lu CS Building, Room 418a jingwanl at cs Office hours: Fri 1-2
Undergrad Coordinator Colleen Kenny-McGinley CS Building, Room 210 258-1746 ckenny at cs