CSE 167

CSE 167 - Introduction to Computer Graphics
Fall 2004. Univ. of California, San Diego

Due Dates, Lecture Topics & Readings in the Textbook:
The calendar will be updated on a regular basis.
The schedule is subject to changes announced in class.

Tuesday Thursday

Week 0
9/23 First day of class. Introduction.
Polygonal modeling. glBegin, glVertex*, glEnd.
Reading: Buss, Chapter 1.

Week 1
9/28 & 9/30 Animation. Transformations in 2D.
glTranslate*, glRotate*, matrix operations
Reading: Buss pp.17-26. Homogenous coordinates and matrix representations.
"Pseudo" Opengl Tranformations for 2D.
Reading: Buss pp 27-34.

Week 2
10/5 & 10/7 3D Transformations. Matrix representations. Homogeneous coords
OpenGL commands for 3D transformations.
Reading: Buss pp. 34-40. Homework #1 given out. Rotation matrix. Points at infinity.
The graphics pipeline, in more detail.
Reading: Buss pp. 41-47. Quiz #1: 2D transformations

Week 3
10/12 & 10/14 Graphics pipeline, flat vs smooth shading. Interpolation of color.
Hidden surface algorithms. Orthographic transformations.
Reading: Buss, pp. 12-13, 17-18, 46-48. Project #1 due midnight. Perspective view transformations.
Interpolation of depth. Pseudo-depth.
Reading: Buss, pp. 49-53. Quiz #2: 3D transformations

Week 4
10/19 & 10/21 glPerspective, glFrustum. Project #3.
Transformations review. Reading: Buss, pp. 54-57.
Project #2 due by midnight. Shadows. Floating point perils. Bresenham algorithm.
Beginning of Phong lighting.
Reading: Buss, pp.53-54, 58-70. Quiz #3: More transformations

Week 5
10/26 & 10/28 Phong Lighting. Mathematical theory.
Reading: Buss, pp. 68-75.
Project #3 due midnight. Transformation review, Wed. eve. Gouraud vs Phong interpolation. Normals.
Parametric and Level surfaces. OpenGL commands for lighting.
Reading: Buss, pp. 75-87.

Week 6
11/2 & 11/4 Remaining OpenGL commands for lighting.
Linear interpolation. Inverting linear interpolation.
Reading Buss, pp. 82-87, 99-102. Review session, 7:00pm. Midterm Exam.
Covers through page 80 of the textbook.

Week 7
11/9 & 11/11 Barycentric coordinates. Area formula, inverting.
Bilinear interpolation. Reading: Buss, pp. 102-108.
Project #4 due by midnight. Veteran's Day. No class

Week 8
11/16 & 11/18 Texture Maps. Billboards. Texture Coordinates.
Mipmapping. OpenGL commands for textures.
Reading: Buss, selected parts of Chapter 5. Stochastic supersampling. Jittering.
Environment Mapping. Bump mapping.
Reading: Buss, rest of Chapter 5. Homework #3 online.

Week 9
11/23 & 11/25 Perspective correction. Affine combinations. Color.
Trichromatic, opponent theories. Additive, subtractive. RGB, HSL.
Quiz #4: Interpolation (linear, barycentric, bilinear). Thanksgiving. No class.

Week 10
11/30 & 12/2 Begin Bezier curves. Final project due at midnight.

	Tuesday	Thursday
Week 0 9/23		First day of class. Introduction. Polygonal modeling. glBegin, glVertex*, glEnd. Reading: Buss, Chapter 1.
Week 1 9/28 & 9/30	Animation. Transformations in 2D. glTranslate, glRotate, matrix operations Reading: Buss pp.17-26.	Homogenous coordinates and matrix representations. "Pseudo" Opengl Tranformations for 2D. Reading: Buss pp 27-34.
Week 2 10/5 & 10/7	3D Transformations. Matrix representations. Homogeneous coords OpenGL commands for 3D transformations. Reading: Buss pp. 34-40. Homework #1 given out.	Rotation matrix. Points at infinity. The graphics pipeline, in more detail. Reading: Buss pp. 41-47. Quiz #1: 2D transformations
Week 3 10/12 & 10/14	Graphics pipeline, flat vs smooth shading. Interpolation of color. Hidden surface algorithms. Orthographic transformations. Reading: Buss, pp. 12-13, 17-18, 46-48. Project #1 due midnight.	Perspective view transformations. Interpolation of depth. Pseudo-depth. Reading: Buss, pp. 49-53. Quiz #2: 3D transformations
Week 4 10/19 & 10/21	glPerspective, glFrustum. Project #3. Transformations review. Reading: Buss, pp. 54-57. Project #2 due by midnight.	Shadows. Floating point perils. Bresenham algorithm. Beginning of Phong lighting. Reading: Buss, pp.53-54, 58-70. Quiz #3: More transformations
Week 5 10/26 & 10/28	Phong Lighting. Mathematical theory. Reading: Buss, pp. 68-75. Project #3 due midnight. Transformation review, Wed. eve.	Gouraud vs Phong interpolation. Normals. Parametric and Level surfaces. OpenGL commands for lighting. Reading: Buss, pp. 75-87.
Week 6 11/2 & 11/4	Remaining OpenGL commands for lighting. Linear interpolation. Inverting linear interpolation. Reading Buss, pp. 82-87, 99-102. Review session, 7:00pm.	Midterm Exam. Covers through page 80 of the textbook.
Week 7 11/9 & 11/11	Barycentric coordinates. Area formula, inverting. Bilinear interpolation. Reading: Buss, pp. 102-108. Project #4 due by midnight.	Veteran's Day. No class
Week 8 11/16 & 11/18	Texture Maps. Billboards. Texture Coordinates. Mipmapping. OpenGL commands for textures. Reading: Buss, selected parts of Chapter 5.	Stochastic supersampling. Jittering. Environment Mapping. Bump mapping. Reading: Buss, rest of Chapter 5. Homework #3 online.
Week 9 11/23 & 11/25	Perspective correction. Affine combinations. Color. Trichromatic, opponent theories. Additive, subtractive. RGB, HSL. Quiz #4: Interpolation (linear, barycentric, bilinear).	Thanksgiving. No class.
Week 10 11/30 & 12/2	Begin Bezier curves.	Final project due at midnight.