CS 230: Computer Graphics

General

Lecture: MWF 3:10-4:00 PM, MSE 003
Textbook: Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, by Shirley, Ashikhmin, Marschner (3rd edition on reserve at the library)
Syllabus: pdf.

Instructor

Craig Schroeder

Office: Chung 309
Office Hours: MWF 4:00-5:00 PM, or by appointment

Email: craigs@cs.ucr.edu

Course Summary

In this course you will learn about current techniques in computer graphics. By the end of the course, you should be familiar with:

Raster graphics and hardware
Geometric representations
Affine and perspective transformations
Illumination and shading models
Raytracing
Basic animation
Physically based simulation

Schedule

Date	Topic	Notes	Due

01/07	introduction, math review	intro, math
01/09	images, math review	images, math
01/11	raytracing	raytracing

01/14	lighting, shading	lighting, shading
01/16	raytracing	intersections, reflection rays, normals
01/18	raytracing	notes

01/21	-	Holiday
01/23	triangles, meshes	notes
01/25	acceleration	notes	Proj 1 Checkpoint

01/28	barycentric coordinates	notes, ray-tri intersect
01/30	texture mapping	notes
02/01	raytracing Booleans, modern pipeline	Booleans, OpenGL, pipeline	Proj 1

02/04	rasterize lines, rasterize triangles	lines, triangles
02/06	z-buffer, transforms	notes, notes
02/08	transforms-linear	notes

02/11	transforms-nonlinear	notes, perspective-interp
02/13	clipping	notes	Proj 3 pre-proposal
02/15	clipping	notes,notes	Proj 3 negotiation (5pm)

02/18	-	Holiday
02/20	Numerical integration basics	discretize ODE	Proj 2 Checkpoint
02/22	Numerical integration basics	discretize PDE	Proj 3 proposal

02/25	Deformable body simulation	notes
02/27	Deformable body simulation	notes	Proj 2
03/01	Rigid body simulation	notes

03/04	Rigid body simulation	notes
03/06	Fluid simulation	notes
03/08	Fluid simulation	notes

03/11	Fluid simulation	notes
03/13	Deformable body collisions	notes
03/15	Deformable body collisions	notes

final	Presentations		Proj 3 write-up, presentation

Quiz solutions

Announcements

Welcome to CS 230, Computer Graphics.

Note on academic integrity

All projects my be completed individually or with a partner. If you choose to work on the projects with a partner, both of you should still submit the project, even if you are submitting the same files. Tips to make sure you do not violate the academic integrity policy:

Start on assignments right away so you do not find yourself in a desperate situation.
If you are having trouble with an assignment, please email the professor or visit office hours.
You may discuss the material with other students and the professor.
Do not ask to see other students' code or solutions.
Do not give your code or solutions to another student, even if the other student says they will not copy it.
You may work on your code with a partner.

Cheating is harmful to other students and the academic environment, and we take it very seriously. Any violations of this policy will result in an 'F' for the course and a referral to the campus academic integrity committee.

Please familiarize yourself with the campus academic integrity policy.

Grading

10%	Project 1 checkpoint
20%	Project 1
10%	Project 2 checkpoint
20%	Project 2
20%	Project 3
20%	Participation