EECS / CS 487 Interactive Computer Graphics

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About the course

• Mathematics for Computer Graphics

This includes the representation and manipulation of points, lines, planes, and vectors; 2-D and 3-D coordinate transformations, and their representation as matrices; 3-D viewing and perspective.
• Geometric Modeling

Includes the modeling hierarchy, facets, polygons, curves, splines, and solids models (combinatoric solid geometry CSG).
• Rendering

Including scan line and ray tracing techniques, camera models, illumination and reflection models for surfaces, shadowing, texture mapping, and anit-aliasing.
• Applications

Graphical User Interfaces, Visualization, Animation's

Familiarity with simple trigonometry and linear algebra concepts will make the course material easier to understand and comprehend.  Likewise, familiarity with object oriented programming techniques is a plus in developing programs driven by graphical user interfaces.

Programming exercises will use the C (or C++) language for general-purpose programming and OpenGL for 3-D graphics. We will review OpenGL in class and discussion; you are assumed to know C or C++.  Extensive information about OpenGL is available on the web. Check the class web page for links.

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Policies

Honor code and policy on cooperation - We assume that all students taking this class will abide by the Honor Code of the College of Engineering. This means that all homework, programming projects, and the taking of exams are covered by the Honor Code.

In general, all work is to be that of each individual unless otherwise so specified by us. Some of the programming, (the final project, for example) will be allowed (encouraged) to be performed by teams. Individuals or teams must not share code or designs with other individuals or teams, but can discuss questions about the assignment, general coding techniques, how to program in C or other programming tools, and the general principles of graphics algorithms. Within a team, the members may interact freely.

All problem sets (home work and programming assignments) are to be completed on your own unless otherwise specified by us. You are allowed to consult with other students in the current class during the conceptualization of a problem, but all written/programmed work, whether in scrap or final form, is to be generated by your working alone. You are not to sit together to work out the details of the problems with anyone. You are not to discuss the problem set with previous class members, nor anyone else who has significant knowledge of the details of the problem set. Nor should you compare your written solutions, whether in scrap paper form, or in final work product form, with the work of other students (and vice versa). Violation of this policy is grounds to initiate an action that would be filed with the Dean's office and would come before the College of Engineering's Honor Council. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this policy.

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Homework and Programming Projects

Homework

Programming assignments and the Final project

The most common reason for not doing well on the programming assignments/projects is not starting them early enough. You will have enough time to complete each project. However, if you wait until the last minute to start, you may not be able to finish. Plan to do some work on the project every day. Plan to have it finished a few days ahead of the due date - many unexpected problems arise during programming, especially in the debugging phase. In addition, the computing sites can (DO!) become quite crowded and make it difficult to get a workstation. Plan for these things to happen. They will!

There are many sources of help for you while programming for this course. First is office hours. You can send questions to the TA and/or instructors by e-mail. However, keep in mind that many types of questions cannot be answered without seeing your program. Do not expect us to answer complex questions by e-mail.

Deadline extension for Programming Assignments

1. You are allowed three free late days for any reason, such as to resolve conflicts with other courses, medical/personal emergencies, etc.
2. Other extension requests may be negotiated with the instructor(s). Requests will be considered only if they are made before the due date.
3. Extensions may be granted for job interviews, if scheduled at short notice.
4. Extensions are not granted for reasons such as:
• You erased all your files (learn about the Old Files directory!)
• The computing sites were crowded and you couldn't get to a workstation.
• You had other course work or job commitments that interfered.

You can avoid such problems by starting the projects early.  If you are having trouble understanding the material or designing the program, please schedule an appointment for help right away.

5. There will be NO extensions for ANY reason on the final project, since it will be due and evaluated just in time for the final grade submission.

Late penalties

Programming assignments will specify the due date and time. For each day late, 20% per day will be deducted.

Grading and Exams

Generally incomplete will not be given. According to University policy, doing poorly in a course is not a reason for an incomplete. If you are having problems in the course, your best bet is to come talk to the instructor(s) as soon as you are aware of it.

Point distribution

Group projects