CS 230: Computer Graphics

General

Lecture: MWF 10:00-10:50 AM, WCH 143
Textbook: Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, by Shirley, Ashikhmin, Marschner (3rd edition on reserve at the library)
Syllabus: pdf.
Final (presentations, no exam): Friday, March 18, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Instructor

Craig Schroeder

Office: Chung 309 (or online if lecture was online)
Office Hours: MWF 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, or by appointment

Email: craigs@cs.ucr.edu

Course Summary

In this course you will learn about current techniques in computer graphics. By the end of the course, you should be familiar with:

Raster graphics and hardware
Geometric representations
Affine and perspective transformations
Illumination and shading models
Raytracing
Basic animation
Physically based simulation

Schedule

Date	Topic	Notes	Due

01/03	introduction, math review	intro, math, math
01/05	images, math review	images, math
01/07	raytracing	ray tracing

01/10	lighting, shading	lighting, shading
01/12	raytracing	falloff, reflection, normals
01/14	raytracing	shadow, reflection, transmission, antialiasing

01/17	-	Holiday
01/19	triangles, meshes	meshes
01/21	acceleration	acceleration	Proj 1 Checkpoint

01/24	barycentric coordinates	barycentric coordinates, ray-tri intersect
01/26	texture mapping	texture mapping
01/28	raytracing Booleans, modern pipeline	Booleans, OpenGL, pipeline

01/31	rasterize lines, rasterize triangles	lines, lines, triangles	Proj 1
02/02	z-buffer, transforms	z-buffer, pipeline
02/04	transforms-linear	transforms

02/07	transforms-nonlinear	transforms, pers-correct interp
02/09	clipping	clipping	Proj 3 pre-proposal
02/11	clipping	clipping	Proj 3 negotiation (5pm)

02/14	Numerical integration basics	discretize ODE	Proj 2 Checkpoint
02/16	Numerical integration basics	discretize PDE	Proj 3 proposal
02/18	Deformable body simulation	springs

02/21	-	Holiday
02/23	Deformable body simulation	integrating deformables	Proj 2
02/25	Rigid body simulation	rigid bodies

02/28	Rigid body simulation	rigid bodies, update orientations
03/02	Fluid simulation	gravity, pressure
03/04	Fluid simulation	viscosity, splitting

03/07	Fluid simulation	fluid discretization
03/09	Deformable body collisions	collisions
03/11	TBD

03/18	Presentations		Proj 3 write-up, presentation

Quiz solutions

Announcements

Welcome to CS 230, Computer Graphics.
If you are doing the project on Windows, you may find this helpful.

Note on academic integrity

All assignments are to be completed individually unless otherwise stated. Projects may be completed individually or with a partner. Tips to make sure you do not violate the academic integrity policy:

Start on assignments right away so you do not find yourself in a desperate situation.
If you are having trouble with an assignment, please email the professor or visit office hours.
You may discuss the material with other students and the professor.
Do not ask to see other students' code or solutions.
Do not give your code or solutions to another student, even if the other student says they will not copy it.
You may work on your code with a partner.

Cheating is harmful to other students and the academic environment, and we take it very seriously. Any violations of this policy will result in an 'F' for the course and a referral to the campus academic integrity committee.

Please familiarize yourself with the campus academic integrity policy.

Grading

10%	Project 1 checkpoint
20%	Project 1
10%	Project 2 checkpoint
20%	Project 2
20%	Project 3
20%	Participation