CS 174-3 Spring 2002: Elements of Computer Graphics

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the fundamental principles of Computer Graphics.

Instructor Petros Faloutsos
Email pfal@cs.ucla.edu
Phone 310 825 2393
Office hours 4531F BH, MW 10:30-11:30am
Lectures MW 4-5:50pm Haines building room A25.
   
TA Philip Brisk
E-mail cs174vt2@ugrad.seas.ucla.edu

If you want to meet with me, come during the office hours. For any other time sent me an e-mail
to arrange for an appointment . Please use the phone only in extreme emergencies.

Announcements

* The final exam will be a two-hour closed book exam. You can only have a one-page cheat-sheet. On page means
NO double sided.*

* The instructor will hold additional office hours on Thursday June 5th 10:00am-11:30am at BH 4531F.*

* If you think that you have the correct matrices in assmt 1 question 1 bring the assmt back
for remarking by Monday June 3rd.

* Assignment 3 new due date June 3rd, 2002 4pm. There will be no late assignments accepted. *

The homepage http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~pfal/courses/cs174/2002s is the official place for
announcements concerning the course, such as extentions, schedule changes, changing the office hours etc.

Notes

We will cover a subset of the following topics.

Marking scheme

*Important* To pass the course you must complete successfuly 40% of the assignments at the
minimum. In other words, your assignments must contribute at minimum 18% towards your final grade.

Coursework

Calendar

Text Books

Required

[TEXT] James D. Foley, Andries van Dam, Steven K. Feiner, and John F. Hughes. Computer
Graphics: Principles and Practice, 2nd ed. in C, Addison Wesley, 1990.

Recommended [TEXT] F.S. Hill, Jr. Computer Graphics Using OpenGL, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001.
Recommended [OPENGL] Mason Woo et al, OpenGL 1.2 Programming Guide, Third Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1999