Instructor: Blase B. Cindric

Phone: 829 - 6649
e-mail: cindricbb@muc.edu
Office: KHIC 044
Office Hours: Mon & Wed 3:00 - 4:00 or by appointment
Virtual Office Hours: To be announced weekly, and posted on my Main Mount Union Academic Site

Important Dates:

• EXAM # 2: Monday, 4/15
• Program # 4 Due: Friday, 4/19
• Graphics Project # 2 Due: Wednesday, 4/24
• FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, 5/1, 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Grades

Grades for CS 480, listed by secret ID number

Instructions for Creating OpenGL projects in Visual C++ (and other helpful links):

• Click here for step-by-step instructions for the CSIS lab configuration
  
  
• Index of OpenGL functions and capabilities
  
  
• GLUT Reference on the Web -- PDF format (requires plugin)
  
  
• OpenGL Sample Programs

Lab Assignments and Programs:

• Lab Assignment # 1 - Due Friday, 2/8
• Program # 2 - Due Monday, 2/18
• Program # 3 - Due Monday, 3/11
• Lab Assignment # 2 - Due Wednesday, 3/20
• Program # 4 - Due Friday, 4/19

Lecture Notes and Example Programs:

• lec03.cpp, 1/18/02
• lec04.cpp, 1/23/02
• 2grafs.cpp, 1/28/02
  
  
• button.cpp, 2/8/02
• Example with On/Off button, 2/8/02
• Example with Color Change button, 2/8/02
  
  
• Slider widget example program, 2/11/02 -- you'll need to save this to disk to run it!
• Single/Double Buffering demo, 2/13/02
  
  
• OpenGL program that can save the frame buffer to an MU2-format file, 3/22/02
  
  
• Lighting Demo Lab Exercise , 4/8/02

Course Description:

This course is intended to provide an understanding of the principles behind the art and science of computer graphics.  The subject matter is broad and combines elements of computer hardware and software, mathematics and numerical methods, art, and programming with complex data structures.

• Study of the methods for producing and displaying images on a computer
• Understand the basic concepts underlying computer graphics
• Gain experience using a modern graphics application programming interface (OpenGL)
• Utilize existing graphics software to explore certain topics in the field
• Develop custom graphics projects and programs in C/C++

Prerequisites:

CS 142 (Computing Science II)

Textbooks:

Angel, Edward. OpenGL^TM, A Primer. Addison-Wesley, 2002.

Lathrop, Olin. The Way Computer Graphics Works. John Wiley & Sons, 1997.

Grading:

2 Exams (40 pts each)	80 points
Assignments/Programs	100 points
2 Graphics Projects	80 points
Final Exam (cumulative)	70 points

Grading Scale:

92% - 100% = A	(304 - 330 points)			78% - 79.9% = C+	(258 - 263 points)
90% - 91.9% = A-	(297 - 303 points)			72% - 77.9% = C	(238 - 257 points)
88% - 89.9% = B+	(291 - 296 points)			70% - 71.9% = C-	(231 - 237 points)
82% - 87.9% = B	(271 - 290 points)			60% - 69.9% = D	(198 - 230 points)
80% - 81.9% = B-	(264 - 270 points)			0% - 59.9% = F	(0 - 197 points)

Policy Statement:

Lab assignments and programs are due at the beginning of class on the due date, unless specifically stated otherwise. Penalty for late work: 30% deduction per class period work is submitted late, rounded to the next highest point. No work will be accepted after the last day of class (Tuesday, April 29, 2002). Attendance is mandatory. A penalty of 5 points will be applied for each class missed (meaning more than 10 minutes late) after the third absence.

Any student with a documented disability needing academic accommodations is requested to speak with the Director of Disability Support Services (ext. 7372) and the instructor, as early in the semester as possible.  All discussions will remain confidential.