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CS4610/7610: Introduction to Computer Graphics

Learn the fundamentals of computer graphics, OpenGL software, hardware, and applications following a top-down approach. Covers programming projects and resources needed for a deep understanding and implementation of graphics concepts.

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CS4610/7610: Introduction to Computer Graphics

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  1. CS4610/7610: Introduction to Computer Graphics

  2. Overview • Ed Angel, Interactive Computer Graphics, A Top-down Approach with OpenGL (Fifth Edition), Addison-Wesley • These lectures cover Chapters 1-6 in detail and part of Chapter 8

  3. Contact Information Instructor • Ye Duan • Office Naka Hall 209 • Office hours: Thursday12:15-1:15PM • Tel: (573) 882-3951 • Email: duanye@missouri.edu • Web: http://engineers.missouri.edu/duanye • http://faculty.missouri.edu/duanye/cs4610.html

  4. Contact Information Teaching Assistant • Xu Wang • Office hours: Tuesday 12:15-1:15PM • Email: xwf32@mail.missouri.edu • Room: 242 Naka Hall

  5. Objectives • Broad introduction to Computer Graphics • Software • Hardware • Applications • Top-down approach • OpenGL

  6. Prerequisites • Good programming skills in C (or C++) • Basic Data Structures • Linked lists • Arrays • Geometry • Simple Linear Algebra

  7. Requirements • 5 Assigned Programming Projects • Simple • Interactive • 3D • Course Project • You pick • Groups of 1-3 members

  8. Resources • Can run OpenGL on any system • Windows • Linux • Mac • Get GLUT from web if needed

  9. References • Other helpful references • OpenGL: A Primer, Ed Angel, Addison-Wesley, (Third Edition), 2008 • Designed for students who need more programming information • The OpenGL Programmer’s Guide (the Redbook) and the OpenGL Reference Manual (The Blue book), Addison-Wesley, • The definitive references

  10. Web Resources • www.opengl.org

  11. Outline: Part 1 • Part 1: Introduction • Text: Chapter 1 • Lectures 1-3 • What is Computer Graphics? • Applications Areas • History • Image formation • Basic Architecture

  12. Outline: Part 2 • Part 2: Basic OpenGL • Text: Chapters 2-3 • Lectures 4-9 • Architecture • GLUT • Simple programs in two and three dimensions • Interaction

  13. Outline: Part 3 • Part 3: Three-Dimensional Graphics • Text: Chapters 4-6 • Lectures 10-20 • Geometry • Transformations • Homogeneous Coordinates • Viewing • Shading

  14. Outline: Part 4 • Part 4: Implementation • Text: Chapter 7 • Lectures: 21-23 • Approaches (object vs image space) • Implementing the pipeline • Clipping • Line drawing • Polygon Fill • Display issues (color)

  15. Outline: Part 5 • Part 5: Discrete Methods • Text: Chapter 8 • Lectures 24-27 • Buffers • Bitmaps and Pixel Maps • Texture Mapping • Compositing and Transparency

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