Spring 2004
8:30-10:00, Tuesday & Thursday
Room 200 PGH
URL: http://www.vcl.uh.edu/~6372s04/index.html

Instructor: Dr. Ioannis Kakadiaris (ioannisk@uh.edu)
Office Hours (PGH 219):Tuesday & Thursday 16:00-16:30

Goals:

• This course is designed to provide an in-depth study of selected areas in computer graphics leading to the ability to understand contemporary terminology, progress, issues, and trends.
• Topics which will be covered include: 3-D modeling, hidden surfaces, surface reconstruction, shading, texture mapping, ray tracing, radiosity, anti-aliasing, and animation techniques.
• The interdisciplinary nature of computer graphics is emphasized in the wide variety of examples and applications presented with both slide and video materials.

Prerequisites:

Students are required to have completed COSC 4370 (Interactive Computer Graphics) or a similar undergraduate course prior to enrolling in this course (in that case permission of the instructor is required).

Evaluation:

The course grade will be computed as follows:
• Exams: 35%
• Individual Assignments: 30%
• Team Project: 30%
• Class Participation: 5%

Textbooks:

Required Text (Available at the Bookstore)

• Alan Watt. 3D Computer Graphics, Third Edition,Addison-Wesley, 
  ISBN 0201398559

• Mason Woo, Jackie Neider, and Tom Davis.OpenGL Programming Guide, Third Edition, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0201604582

Schedule