CS 230: Computer Graphics

General

Lecture: Online
Textbook: Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, by Shirley, Ashikhmin, Marschner (3rd edition on reserve at the library)
Other resources: OpenGL Programming Guide, by Shreiner, The Khronos OpenGL ARB Working Group
Piazza: http://piazza.com/ucr/summer2017/cs230/home. (Sign up: http://piazza.com/ucr/summer2017/cs230.)
Syllabus: pdf.

Instructor

Craig Schroeder

Office: Chung 309
Office Hours: Skype; MWF 4-5pm (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 of Lectures

Lecture	Sections	Topic	Notes	Due

1	1	Introduction, Math review	intro, math
2	2	Images, Math review	images, math
3	4	Raytracing	slides,raytracing
4	4	Raytracing	intersections
5	10	Lighting and shading	notes, lighting, shading
6	10	Lighting and shading	notes, lighting, shading
7	13	Raytracing	shadows, reflection, transmission
8	13	Raytracing	antialiasing, acceleration	Proj 1 Checkpoint (07/12)
9	3	OpenGL	OpenGL
10	8	Graphics pipeline	pipeline, transforms
11	6.1.0-6.1.5, 6.3	Transformations - Affine	transforms	Proj 1 (07/19)
12	7	Transformations - Perspective	transforms, transforms
13	7	Line rasterization	rasterization, lines, notes
14	2.7, 8.0-8.2.3	Rasterizing triangles	rasterization, barycentric coordinates
15		Clipping	clipping
16		Interpolation, Textures	interpolation, textures	Proj 3 pre-proposal
17	11	Textures	textures, partial derivatives	Proj 3 negotiation (5pm)
18		Numerical integration basics	discretize ODE	Proj 2 Checkpoint
19		Numerical integration basics	discretize PDE	Proj 3 proposal
20		Deformable body simulation	notes
21		Deformable body simulation	notes	Proj 2
22		Rigid body simulation	notes
23		Rigid body simulation	notes
24		Fluid simulation	notes
25		Fluid simulation	notes
26		Fluid simulation	notes
27		Deformable body collisions	notes

Announcements

Welcome to CS 230, Computer Graphics.

Note on lecture recordings

The lectures for this this course were recorded during the winter quarter. They include announcements and instructions that were relevant during that quarter and do not apply to this quarter. Announcements for this course will be posted both on this website and over email.

Note on academic integrity

All assignments are to be completed individually unless otherwise stated. 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 and/or TAs.
You may discuss the material with other students, the TAs, 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.

Cheating is harmful to other students and the academic environment, and we take it very seriously. We will be checking for plagiarism and cheating using an online tool. This tool tests checks submissions against those of other students, including submissions from prior years, and even when substantial effort is made to disguise the cheating. 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
25%	Project 3
15%	Participation