CAP 5725
Computer Graphics I : Fundamentals of Computer Graphics 
Spring 2004

• Projects and Home Work (Total 50%): Regular bi-weekly assignments (6 assignments, 5% each, total 30%) + Final Project (20%)
• Programming language for the project: C/C++.
• Graphics API to be used: OpenGL and GLUT

• 2 One hour exams (12.5% each, total 25%). Dates: February 3, March 16. 
• 1 Final exams (25%) Dates: April 22.

Lectures :

Week1 ( Jan 6, Jan 8)

• Jan 6 : Introduction

• Jan 8 : Math for Computer Graphics.

Week2 ( Jan 13, Jan 15)

• Jan 13 : Transformation

• Jan 15 : Transformation (Continued)
  

Week3 ( Jan 20, Jan 22)

• Jan 20 : OpenGL Tutorial
  

• Jan 22 : Clipping
  

Week 4 ( Jan 27, Jan 29)

• Jan 27 : Clipping and Raster Algorithms
  

• Jan 29 : Raster Algorithms(Continued)
  

Week 5 (February 3. Exam day)

• Feb 3 : Exam day
  

• Feb 5 : Ray Casting
  

Week 5 (Feb 3, Feb 5)

• Feb 3 : Exam day
  

• Feb 5 : Ray Casting

Week 6 (Feb 10, Feb 12)

• Feb 10 : 3D surface representation: Implicit , Parametric
  

• Feb 12 : Parametric Curves

Week 7 (Feb 17, Feb 19)

• Feb 17 : Parametric curves
  

• Feb 19 : Parametric Surfaces

Week8 ( Feb 24, Feb 26)

• Feb 24 : Reflection and Shading
  

• Feb 26 : Reflection and Shading (Continued)
  

Week 9 ( Mar 2, Mar 4)

• Mar 2 : Reflection (Continued), Shadow
  

• Mar 4 : Texture Mapping
  

Week 10 (Spring Break: March 8 to March 12)

Week 11 ( Mar 16, Mar 18, March 19 QE)

• Mar 16 : Exam II
  

• Mar 18 : Texture Mapping
  

Week 12 ( Mar 23, Mar 25)

• Mar 23 : Sampling
  

• Mar 25 : Texure Mapping (Continued) and Ray Tracing
  

Week 13 ( Mar 30, Apr 1)

• Mar 30 : Ray Tracing
  

• Apr 1 : Radiosity
  

Week 14 ( Apr 06, Apr 08)

• Jan 13 : Radiosity

• Jan 15 : Color
  

Week15 ( Apr 13, Apr 15)

• April 14:  Project presentation
  
• April 16:  Project presentation

Week16 ( Apr 20, Apr 22)

• April 22:  Final exam.

HomeWork/Projects:

• On the average one homework/project per week. 
• Unless specified otherwise, every assigned homework or project will be due exactly 1 week from the submission date. Submissions are due by midnight of submission date.
• Submission will be accepted through WebCT.
• Complete project, with source code, executable and sample images must be submitted on or before the deadline.
• Penalty for late submission (20% of the total credit per day of delay)
  
• NOTE: WebCT will not allow submission after the set time. So delay submission can only be accepted though email to the TA.
  
• Each student will work independently on the project(s).
  
• NOTE: Student will not submit code written by someone else (or downloaded from internet). Student submitting other's work will not receive any credit and such action will be reported to the graduate committee chair.
• Code debugging is entirely student's responsibility.

Final Project:

Guidelines for the final project:

• Submit the project proposal by March 2
• Project presentation: April 13 and April 15. (Project presentation is worth 20%).
  
• A project report will be due by April 15 through webCT. Project report will contain  the commented copy of the source code, a 1-2 page description of the poject, and screen shot/video of the rendering.
  
• Project can be done in a group of maximum size of 3.