CS 5643 - Physically Based Animation for Computer Graphics

Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: CS 4620 or equivalent; MATH 1120, MATH 1920, or equivalent; MATH 2210, MATH 2940, or equivalent; PHYS 1112 or equivalent.

S. Marschner.

This course introduces students to fundamental physically based modeling techniques used in computer graphics for animation of rigid and deformable solids, virtual characters, fluids and gases, and other systems. Students learn the techniques by implementing a series of interactive computer programs that apply a range of representative simulation methods to simple, primarily 2D systems, and by proposing and implementing a final project.