Introduction to Computer Graphics

Welcome to the Computer Graphics course

Prerequisites:

• None

Class Hours & Assessment

• 2 Hours a week lecture
• 0.5 Hour a week lab work
• Practical/Assessment work 40%
• End of year Exam 60%

Course Targets

• Understand theory of 3D graphics
• Program Graphics in OpenGL

Learning Material

• This Website contains most of the notes you will need (these pages are linked to from blackboard)
• Will give some handouts
• Will give web links to useful resources
• Books in Library;
  • Computer Graphics – Foley et al.
  • Computer Graphics – Hill
  • Real time rendering- Watt
  • Many others

Course Topics

• Models and Meshes
• Viewing 3D
• Lighting
• Rendering on screen
• Other topics (time permitting)

Lab work

Programming Windows in C++

3D Graphics with OpenGL