CPSC 560 – Advanced Computer Graphics      Spring 2005

 

560 Advanced Computer Graphics (3)

Advanced topics in computer graphics including interactive graphic displays, digitizing and data base management for graphics devices and display processors. Prerequisites: 420, Math 255, or equivalent.

 

MW  4:00-5:15  EMCS 321

 

Instructor:

Dr. Stephanie Smullen

Office hours:

As posted

Electronic Mail:

Stephanie-Smullen@utc.edu

Office:

EMCS 313A

Phone:

425-4395

425-4349 (Secretary)

 

 

Text:  OpenGL Programming Guide, Latest Edition (4th), Woo, et al., Addison-Wesley  (The Red Book)

 

Recommended references (many of the books I have available to share – look them over before you decide to buy):

Computer Graphics and OpenGL:

            OpenGL Reference Manual, Shreiner,  Addison-Wesley (The Blue Book)

            OpenGL SuperBible, Wright and Lipchak, SAMS

Computer Graphics Using Open GL, Hill, Prentice-Hall
Interactive Computer Graphics, Angel, Addison-Wesley

Computer Graphics, Foley, van Dam, Feiner, Hughes, Addison-Wesley
Digital Image Processing,  Gonzalez and Woods, Addison-Wesley

Animation:

OpenGL Game Programming,  Hawkins, Astle,  Prima Tech, ISBN 0-7615-3330-3
Animation: Master 2000 Handbook, Paries, Charles River Media, ISBN 1-5845-0042-5

Animation Master 2002:  A Complete Guide, Rogers, Charles River Media, ISBN 1584502363

The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators, Williams, Faber & Faber, ISBN 0571202284
Character Animation in Depth, Kelly, The Coriolis Group

The Digital Filmmaking Handbook, Long and Schenk, Charles River Media, 2002, ISBN 1584500980

Physics for Game Developers, Bourg, O’Reilly

Animation Master web site:  http://www.hash.com/; 3D StudioMax: http://www4.discreet.com/3dsmax/; Maya:  http://www.alias.com/eng/products-services/maya/

 

Stereoviewing and Virtual Reality:

            The Psychology of Graphic Images, Massironi, LEA

            Light and Vision, Time-Life Science Library

            Vision and Art:  The Biology of Seeing, Livingstone, Abrams

            Designing the User Interface, Shneiderman and Plaisant, Addison-Wesley

            Paul Bourke’s site:  http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbourke/opengl/

            Geowall:  http://geowall.geo.lsa.umich.edu/

            University of Illinois at Chicago’s Electronic Visualization Laboratory:  http://www.evl.uic.edu/papers/vrdev.php3?cat=1

           

OpenGL Extensions:

The Inventor Mentor, Wernecke, Addison-Wesley

The Inventor Tool Kit, Wernecke, Addison-Wesley

OpenGL Shading Language, Rost, Addison-Wesley, 2004 (The Orange Book)

OpenGL site:  http://opengl.org/; Coin3D (Open Inventor) site:  http://www.coin3d.org/

 

GRADING POLICY: Grading Policy:  Assignments, portfolio and presentations 60%, Midterm Exam 20%, Final Exam/Project 20%

Your grade will be determined as follows:  100‑90% A, 89‑80% B, 79‑70% C less than 70% F.

 

 EXAMINATION POLICY: It is the responsibility of the student to take all of the exams at the scheduled times, except in very unusual circumstances. If you must miss an exam you must inform me (the instructor) in advance of the reason for your absence and present proof of your excuse. Make sure that I am aware of any memorandum showing that you will be participating in a University sponsored trip.

ASSIGNMENT POLICY: Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the assigned date. At my discretion, written assignments may be accepted late until I have graded that assignment. No assignment will be accepted past that time. No assignment will be accepted if you have cut class to complete it. Assignments that are not group assignments are to be individual efforts - that is, each person's assignment should be uniquely their own. The first assignment found to be a duplicate or near duplicate will receive a grade of 0; the second such assignment will result in a grade of F for the course.  Assignments will be covered on the tests.  Specific READING ASSIGNMENTS will not be made. It is your responsibility to read the chapters BEFORE they are covered in class, even if no specific reading assignments are made.  See the semester calendar for the course schedule.  Assignments must be indexed in your portfolio file and stored in your juno account by the specified time and date to be eligible for credit.

ONLINE RESOURCES: The course web site may be accessed through http://bb2.utc.edu using your 6 character student id and password.  Be sure that your email is being sent to the appropriate address. 

ADA Statement: If you are a student with a disability (e.g. physical, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) and think that you might need special assistance or a special accommodation(s) in this class or any other class, contact the Counseling and Career Planning Center, 338 University Center.

If you find that personal problems, career indecision, study and time management difficulties, etc. are adversely impacting your successful progress at UTC, please contact the Counseling and Career Planning Center, 338 University Center, phone: 425-4438.