CS 4620 - Introduction to Computer Graphics

(SMR-AS)

Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: CS 2110/ENGRD 2110 and MATH 2940 or MATH 2210 or equivalent. Co-meets with CS 5620.

A. Davis.

Introduction to the principles of computer graphics in two and three dimensions. Topics include digital images, filtering and antialiasing, 2-D and 3-D affine geometry, ray tracing, perspective and 3-D viewing, the graphics pipeline, curves and surfaces, and human visual perception. This course emphasizes fundamental techniques in graphics, with both written and practical assignments. May be taken with or without concurrent enrollment in CS 4621.