This course considers the practical and theoretical concepts that form the foundation of computer graphics. Experiments focus on the development of computer-rendered perspective views of three-dimensional models. As the course progresses, students investigate models of light and color that are important computer rendering, with an emphasis on the art of structured design. The course ends with construction of student animations and a final project demonstrating mastery of the material. Lectures are frequently augmented by viewings of state-of-the-art computer-generated images and animations. Format: lecture/laboratory. Evaluation will be based on progress demonstrated through weekly studio (computer lab) efforts, a final project, and examinations.
No prerequisites. This course assumes no previous experience with computers beyond that required to operate a simple word-processing program. This course is not open to students who have successfully completed a Computer Science course numbered 134 or above. For the highly successful student, this course may serve as an alternate to Mathematics 211 as a prerequisite for the upper division Computer Graphics course, Computer Science 371. Enrollment limit: 36 (expected: 36). Preference given to those students new to computer science. This is a quantitative/formal reasoning course.