Indicative contents

Weightage @ 10% Each

• Introduction to Computer Graphics - Origin, History, Applications, Mathematics etc.
  
• Graphics Systems – Input & Output devices, Raster Images, Graphics Software etc.
  
• Graphics Primitives - Point, Curve, Polygon, Solid, Parametric form etc.
  
• Transformations – Affine transformations, changing Coordinate system etc.
  
• 3D Viewing – Clipping, Camera, Actors, Perspective Projection, Stereo etc.
  
• Color Theory – Colors, Color spaces & quantization, Materials, Illumination etc.
  
• Tools for Raster Display – Bitmaps, Pixmaps, Pixel operations, Antialiasing etc.
  
• Visual Realism - Shading models, Hidden surface removal, Texture mapping etc.
  
• Curves & Surfaces - Bezier, B-Spline, NURBS, Tessellation etc.
  
• Interacting with Graphics - Picking, Selection, Feedback, Fonts etc.

Module Resources

• Essential reading
1. Course notes
• Recommended Reading
  1. Angel Edward, Interactive Computer Graphics A Top Down Approach with Open GL, 1st edition, Addison Wesley, 2000.
     
  2. Donald Hearn, M Pauline Baker, Computer Graphics C Version ,2nd edition, Pearson, 2005.
     
  3. Fletcher Dunn, Parberry, Ian, 3D Math Primer for Graphic and Game Development, 1st edition, Worldware, 2002.
  4. James D Foley, Andries Dam Van, Steven K Feiner, C Computer Graphics, Principles and Practice,2nd edition, Pearson, 2005.
  5. M Mortenson, Mathematics for Computer Applications, 2nd edition, Industrial Press, 1998.
  6. Tom Lyche, Larry L Schumaker, Mathematical Methods for Curves and Surfaces, 1st edition, Vabderbilt, 2001.
  7. F S Hill, Computer Graphics Using Open GL, 2nd edition, Pearson, 2003.
      
• Journals
  
  1. Computers & Graphics, Elsevier
  2. Computer Graphics and Image Processing, Elsevier
  3. Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image Processing, Elsevier
• Magazines, Transactions & Proceedings

1. Computer Graphics & Applications, IEEE

2. Transactions on Visualization & Computer Graphics, IEEE

3. Conference Proceedings, IEEE

• Internet Sites

1. www.eg.org
2. www.cgw.pennnet.com
3. www.research.microsoft.com/graphics
4. www.geometryalgorithms.com
5. www.opengl.org
6. www.povray.org
7. www.nehe.gamedev.net

• Laboratory
  • Hardware: 2.8 GHz P4 Computers with 1 GB RAM & 256 MB Graphics Card
    
  • Software: MS VC++ V6 with OpenGL
    
  • Software Manual: C++ Books, VC++ Books & Tutorial, MSDN Library OpenGL Reference Manual, Programming Guide, OpenGL Super Bible OpenGL Utility Toolkit (GLUT) Tutorial & Reference Book