Dhofar
University
School of Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Computer Graphics – Course Guide
EECE 412
1. Course Details:
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Course Title |
Computer Graphics |
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Level |
Seniors |
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Course Reference |
EECE 412 |
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Prerequisite |
EECE 230 |
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Lectures |
Sun - Tue 12:30 p.m. - 01:45 p.m. |
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Room |
Q 109 |
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Office Hours |
TBA |
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Student Study Hours Per Week |
9 |
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Contact Hours Per Week |
3 |
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Private Study Hours Per Week |
6 |
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Year and Semester |
2008 - 2009 (Fall) |
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Lecturer |
Dr. I. Damaj |
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Contact Details |
i_damaj[@]du.edu.om - Remove the brackets [ ] |
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Summary of Assessment Method |
Quizzes, pop quizzes, assignments, project and presentation, and a final exam |
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Textbook |
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice in C, 2/e, James D. Foley Andries van Dam Steven K. Feiner John F. Hughes, ISBN 0-201-84840-6 |
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Software Packages |
OpenGL, C++, Java |
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Links |
http://www.opengl.org http://academics.idamaj.net |
2. Aims of the Course:
This course presents an introduction to computer graphics. Graphics is a flourishing field within computer science. Driven by the tremendous increase in speed and quality of hardware and software, it has rapidly gained popularity among a wide variety of users. With applications as far-reaching as special effects, synthetic content, interactive TV, graphical user interfaces, information visualization, interactive art, industrial design, education, computer games ranging from Doom 3 to The Sims, virtual reality, and the Internet, computer graphics plays an increasingly important role in our lives, both practically and culturally. This course is aimed to be a comprehensive introduction to basic concepts and algorithms in this field, and topics covered will include the fundamentals of scan conversion of geometric primitives, clipping, 2D and 3D transformations, user interfaces, and color.
3. Short Description:
This course is of 5 chapters divided into 15 weeks. The student should be aware of the importance of revising the material on first come first serve basis. Prerequisites of this course are EECE 230 - CP2.
4. Schedule:
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Details: |
Topic |
Chapter No. |
Book Chapter |
Assessment |
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Weeks 1 - 3 |
1 |
1 |
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Weeks 4 - 6 |
2 |
3 |
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Weeks 7 - 9 |
3 |
5 |
Project Proposal (W9) |
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Weeks 10 - 11 |
4 |
3 |
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Weeks 12 - 14 |
5 |
8, 10 |
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Week 15 |
Hardware Acceleration of Geometrical Transformations |
Talk |
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Projects Presentations |
5. Assessment of the Course:
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Attendance, pop quizzes and assignments |
%10 |
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Project |
%20 |
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Quiz I |
%20 |
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Quiz II |
%20 |
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Final |
%30 |
[Dec 29, 2008] Chapters 4 and 5 are posted.
[Nov 15, 2008] Chapter 3 is posted.
[Oct 15, 2008] Chapter 2 is posted.
[Sep 15, 2008] Chapter 1 is posted.
[Sep 13, 2008] Welcome to course website.
[Dec 28, 2007] Chapters 5 and 6 are posted.
[Dec 1, 2007] Chapter 4 is posted.
[Nov 11, 2007] Quiz I is on Thursday, 15 November, 2007 in the engineering building. Exam rooms are to be announced.
[Nov 11, 2007] Chapter 3 is posted.
[Oct 19, 2007] Chapter 2 is posted.
[Sep 15, 2007] Chapter 1 is posted.