• Taught by: Rynson Lau
• Semester: B
• Hours: 26-hour lectures (2 hours/week) and 13-hour tutorials (1 hour/week)

Objectives

• To learn some fundamental computer graphics techniques,
• To learn some image generation techniques, and
• To briefly look at some of the computer graphics applications.

Syllabus

• Basic computer graphics techniques (lecture - 6 hours / tutorial: 3 hours)

Graphical input/output devices, 2D primitive drawing, 2D transformation, 3D transformation and projection, clipping, and object modeling.

• Image Generation Techniques (lecture - 12 hours / tutorial: 6 hours)

Some of the important image generation techniques including scan-conversion, ray-tracing and radiosity. Related issues such as shading, anti-aliasing and texture mapping are also discussed.

• Applications of Computer Graphics (lecture: 10 hours / tutorial: 5 hours)

Introduction to image processing techniques, window systems, computer animation, virtual reality technologies, and multimedia technologies.

Assessment

• Coursework: 40% (1 assignment and 1 test)
• Examination: 60% (2 hours)

Reference Books

• Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice, Second Edition in C
  J. Foley, A. van Dam, S. Feiner and J. Hughes, Addison Wesley, 1996.

• Introduction to Computer Graphics
  J. Foley, A. van Dam, S. Feiner, J. Hughes and R. Phillips, Addison Wesley, 1994.

• Computer Graphics, Second Edition
  D. Hearn and M. Baker, Prentice-Hall, 1994.

Last updated on 13th May, 2005.