Winter 2012

CSI4130 Computer Graphics

Syllabus

Calendar Description:

Interactive computer graphics. Display data structures and procedures. Graphics pipeline. Geometric transformations. Viewing in three dimensions. Illumination and color models. Object modelling in 2D and 3D.

Course Prerequisites:

MAT1341, CSI3105 See the official descripton in the University of Ottawa calendar.

Textbook

Required:
- Peter Shirley and Steve Marschner, Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, 3rd ed., A.K. Peters, 2009.
  The textbook is available at the AGORA Bookstore for $ 100.53 + tax
  The book has a website with links to a lot of related material including other schools using the text.
Recommended (Open GL 3.0 and newer):
- Wright, Jr., Benjamin Lipchak, Graham Sellers and Nicholas Haemel, OpenGL SuperBible: Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference Richard, 5th ed., Addison-Wesley, 2010.
  This is an excellent tutorial book which covers labs as well as more advanced material. Programming examples are available from the author's website
- Randi J. Rost and Bill Licea-Kane, OpenGL Shading Language, 3rd Ed., Addison Wesley, 2010.
  This is also a very good tutorial book which covers labs and beyond. Programming examples are also available from the author's website
- Dave Shreiner and The Khronos OpenGL ARB Working Group Mason Woo, ``OpenGL Programming Guide'', Version 3.0 and 3.1, 7th ed, Addison Wesley, 2009.
  This is the classic manual. Here, listed for completeness.
Recommended (Open GL 2.0/2.1):
- Richard S. Wright, Jr., Benjamin Lipchak, and Nicholas Haemel, OpenGL SuperBible: Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference Richard, 4th ed., Addison-Wesley, 2007.
  For comments see the 5th edition above.
  The book is available at the AGORA Bookstore for $ 63.91 + tax
- Randi J. Rost, OpenGL Shading Language, 2nd Ed., Addison Wesley, 2006.
  For comments see the 3rd edition above.
- Dave Shreiner, Mason Woo, Jackie Neider and Tom Davis ``OpenGL Programming Guide'', Version 2.1, 6th ed, Addison Wesley, 2007.

Student Evaluation

Student evaluation will be based on exams (a midterm and a final exam) as well as four assignments, see the marking scheme of the course for details.

Course Topics and Readings

Course notes will be made available through Virtual Campus, see a tentative list of topics with relevant chapters of the textbook.

Selected On-line Resources:

OpenGL
The official OpenGL website with all kind of information: books and other documentation, coding resources including examples, job postings etc.
NeHe OpenGL Tutorial
Excellent collection of tutorials on a wide range of topics.
Herb Sutter, GotW.ca
Advanced C++ Programming.
Various Authors, The Code Project, C++/.NET
Another good on-line resource for C++.
SGI, Standard Template Library
On-line manual of the STL. I recommend using this rather than the Visual.net help.