CS488/688: Introduction to Computer Graphics
Information for Fall 2024
- Instructor:
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Stephen Mann;
DC2317, Office Hours: Monday, 11:30-12:30.
- Teaching Assistants:
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Zachary Leger;
Office Hours: By appointment.
Scott Steinfield; Office Hours: By appointment.
Francis Sun; Office Hours: By appointment.
- Standard TA Office Hours:
- By appointment.
- Extra Office Hours Associated with Assignment Deadlines:
- A0: Wed, Sep 11, 3-4pm in MC 3007.
A1: Wed, Sep 18, 4-5pm in MC 3007.
A2: Wed, Oct 2, 4-5 pm in MC 3007.
A3: Wed, Oct 23, 4:15-5:15pm in MC 3007.
Project proposal: Fri Nov 1, 3:30-4:30 pm; Mon Nov 4, 5:00-6:00pm in MC 3007; Tue Nov 5, 4:00-5:00pm. All in MC 3007. - Lab Room:
- MC3007
- Course Data Directory:
- /u/gr/cs488
Texts
- Required:
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- CS488/688 Lecture Notes, hardcopy available for purchase at W Store.
- Hearn, Baker, Carithers, Computer Graphics with OpenGL , Prentice Hall.
- Optional, but useful:
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- Blinn, Jim Blinn's Corner , Morgan Kaufmann.
- Jackie Neider, Tom Davis, Mason Woo, OpenGL Architecture Review Board, OpenGL Programming Guide, Addison Wesley (and Silicon Graphics), (Available online on the SGI machines).
- Watt and Policarpo, 3D Games, Addison Wesley, 2001. (on reserve at the Dana Porter Library)
Important Dates and Assignment Deadlines:
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Code must be submitted to Learn before 5:30 PM on the due date.
- Assignment 0:
- Thursday, September 12th [Week 2]
- Assignment 1:
- Thursday, September 19th [Week 3]
- Assignment 2:
- Thursday, October 3rd [Week 5]
- Assignment 3:
- Thursday, October 24th [Week 7]
- Midterm:
- NA
- Assignment 5a (proposal):
- Tuesday, November 5th [Week 8]
- Assignment 4:
- Tuesday, November 12th [Week 9]
- Assignment 5b (corrected proposal):
- Friday, November 15th [Week 10]
- Assignment 5c (project):
- Tuesday, December 3rd [Week 12]
- Project Demonstrations:
- video submitted with project
- Final:
- Sunday, Dec 8, 4:00-6:30pm, MC 4060