CMSC 435: Introduction to Computer Graphics

Course Schedule

Required reading should be completed BEFORE the first date listed below for maximum benefit.

Date Topic Reading Due Dates

  
Jan 31 

Feb 2


Overview and Review 

Matrices and Renderman  4-on-1

  
Chapters 1, 2

Chapter 4

  
 
 
Feb 7 

Feb 9 

 Transforms  4-on-1

Display   4-on-1

 Chapter 5

 

  
Feb 14 

Feb 16 

 Rendering Pipeline  4-on-1

Intro to OpenGL 4-on-1

 Chapter 5

Red Book

Assignment 1

Feb 21

Feb 23  

Modeling & Curves 4-on-1

Curves and Surfaces  4-on-1

 Chapter 13

Chapter 13

  
Feb 28

March 2 

Snow Day

Modeling Overview 4-on-1

  

 

Assignment 2
March 7 

March 9 

Rasterization 4-on-1

Viewing 4-on-1

 Chapter 3.1-3.5

Chapter 6

  

March 14

March 16

Viewing and Exam Review 4-on-1

MID TERM

 

 

 

March 21

March 23 

Spring Break

Spring Break
March 28

March 30

Ray Casting 4-on-1

Ray Casting, Lighting and Shading 4-on-1

 Chapter 9

Chapter 8

 Assignment 3

April 4

April 6

 Clipping 4-on-1

Clipping-II 4-on-1

 Chapter 11.1-11.4

 

  
April 11
 
April 13		 Texture Mapping 4-on-1

Texture Mapping-II 4-on-1

 Chapter 10

April 18

April 20

 Color, Vision and Light 4-on-1

Graphics Hardware 4-on-1

Chapter 16, 18

Handouts

Assignment 4

 

April 25

April 27

Radiosity 4-on-1

Reflection Models 4-on-1

Chapters 8, 20

Chapter 21

May 2

May 4

Antialiasing 4-on-1

Non-Photorealistic Rendering 4-on-1

Chapters 15

 

Assignment 5

 

May 9

May 11

 Visualization 4-on-1

Graphics Lab Research
May 16 Final Reviews 4-on-1 Assignment 6
May 23 FINAL EXAM: 1pm- 3pm