Computer Graphics Number: CSD 15-462 Instructor: Nancy Pollard Teaching Assistants: Derek Basehore Li Chen Office Hours: Pollard: By Appointment Derek: Tues: 8-10 pm Li: Thur: 8-10 pm Time: TR 10:30 pm - 11:50 pm Location: PH 125C (Lecture) GHC 5205 (Office Hours) Bulletin Board: cmu.cs.class.cs462 (Instructions here.)

Summary

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to computer graphics modeling, animation, and rendering. Topics covered include basic image processing, geometric transformations, geometric modeling of curves and surfaces, animation, 3-D viewing, visibility algorithms, shading, and ray tracing.

Overview

Prerequisites The programming assignments in this course will be written in C++ and require knowledge of mathematics involving matrices, vectors, etc. Therefore successful completion of the following courses is required: 15-213/18-243 Introduction to Computer Systems and either 18-202 Mathematical Foundations of Electrical Engineering or both 21-241 Matrix Algebra, and 21-259 Calculus in Three Dimensions Once you've completed 15-462, you may be interested in other courses offered by the Carnegie Mellon Graphics Lab. Textbook There are two required textbooks for 15-462 this semester: Shirley, Peter et. al. Fundamentals of Computer Graphics. 2nd ed. Wellesley: A K Peters, 2005. OpenGL® Architecture Review Board. OpenGL® Programming Guide. 6th ed. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2007. An older edition of the OpenGL® Programming Guide (covering the OpenGL® 1.1 specification) may be found online here and should be sufficient for the purposes of this course. However, the printed text may be of interest as it is newer than the online version and covers the OpenGL® 2.1 specification. Assignments & Grading (10%) Homework 1 (10%) Homework 2 (10%) Project 1 (10%) Project 2 (10%) Project 3 (15%) Project 4 (10%) Project 5 (10%) Midterm Exam (15%) Final Exam You will be given a total of three "late days" for the semester. You may use these late days to extend the deadline of any programming or written assignment without penalty. Once all three late days have been used, further extensions will only be granted at the instructor's discretion and may incur a grading penalty. Note: Please use the Bulletin Board as a primary resource rather than emailing TAs directly. It will yield a more timely respones as all the TAs will be browsing it and your question may even have been answered already!

Syllabus

Note: This syllabus may change during the course. Keep checking back.   Introduction Name: Introduction Date: Tue 01/17 Slides: Lecture 1 Slides Name: OpenGL® Date: Thurs 01/19 Slides: Lecture 2 Slides Reading: Red Book Ch. 1 and 2 Notes: Project 1 Assigned Project: Project 1 Description Project: Project 1 Handout   Geometry Name: Math for Computer Graphics Date: Tue 01/24 Slides: Lecture 3 Slides Notes: Lecture 3 Notes Name: Transformations Date: Thurs 01/26 Slides: Lecture 4 Slides Notes: Lecture 4 Notes Name: Orthographic Projection Date: Tue 01/31 Slides: Lecture 5 Slides Notes: Lecture 5 Notes Name: Perspective Projection and Buffers Date: Thurs 02/02 Notes: Lecture 6 Notes Name: Meshes and Surfaces Date: Tue 02/07 Slides: Lecture 7 Slides Slides: Lecture 7 Additional Slides Notes: Charles Loop's Masters Thesis Notes: Project 2 Assigned Project: Project 2 Description Project: Project 2 Handout   Light Name: Shading / Materials Date: Thurs 02/09 Slides: Lecture 8 Slides Name: Textures Date: Thurs 02/14 Slides: Lecture 9 Slides Notes: Lecture 9 Notes Name: Curves and Splines Date: Thurs 02/16 Slides: Lecture 10 Slides Notes: Lecture 10 Notes Notes: Homework 1 Assigned Homework: Homework 1   NPR Name: GLSL Shader Language Date: Tue 02/21 Slides: Lecture 11 Slides Project: Project 3 Checkpoint Description Project: Project 3 Description Project: Project 3 Handout Name: NPR Date: Thurs 02/23 Slides: Lecture 12 Slides   Midterm Exam Name: Midterm Review Date: Tue 02/28 Notes: Mid Review Notes: Homework 1 solution Name: Midterm Exam Date: Thurs 03/01   Color and Light Name: Color and Light Date: Tue 03/06 Slides: Lecture 13 class Name: Illusions Date: Thurs 03/08 Slides: Lecture 14 class   Raytracing Name: SPRING BREAK Date: Tue 03/13 Name: SPRING BREAK Date: Thurs 03/15 Name: Ray Tracing Date: Tue 03/20 Slides: Lecture 15 Slides Notes: Board Notes   Animation Name: Spatial Data Structures Date: Thurs 03/22 Slides: Lecture 16 Slides Notes: Project 3 due Notes: Project 4 assigned Project: Project 4 Description Project: Project 4 Handout Name: Radiosity Date: Tue 03/27 Slides: Lecture 17 Slides Notes: Radiosity Paper Name: Photon Mapping Date: Thurs 03/29 Slides: Lecture 18 Slides Notes: Paper Notes: Photon Mapping Link   Images Name: Direct-Indirect Separation Date: Tue 04/03 Slides: Lecture 19 Slides Notes: Paper Name: Animation and Motion Capture Date: Thurs 04/05 Slides: Lecture 20 Slides Name: Differential Equations and Particle Systems Date: Tue 04/10 Slides: Lecture 21 Slides Notes: Notes Notes: Particles Notes: Project 4 due Notes: Project 5 assigned Project: Project 5 Description Project: Project 5 Handout Project: Project 5 Presentation Name: Fluids Date: Thurs 04/12 Notes: Notes Notes: Homework 2 assigned Homework: Homework 2 Name: Image Processing Date: Tue 04/17 Slides: Lecture 24 Slides Name: CARNIVAL Date: Thurs 04/19 Name: High Dynamic Range Imaging + Tone Mapping Date: Tue 04/24 Slides: Lecture 25 Slides Notes: Homework 2 due   Miscellaneous and Final Exam Name: Photo and Webcam Clipart Date: Thurs 04/26 Notes: Lecture Link Notes: Project 5 due Name: Final review Date: Tue 05/01 Slides: Final Review Slides: Midterm review Name: Project Showcase Date: Thurs 05/02 Note: Homework 2 solution