This course introduces fundamental concepts of Computer Graphics with focus on modelling, rendering and interaction aspects of computer graphics. The course emphasizes the basic principles needed to design, use and understand computer graphics system.
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
Unit 1
Introduction: Introduction to Graphics systems, Basic elements of Computer graphics, Applications of computer graphics. Architecture of Raster and Random scan display devices, input/output devices.
Unit 2
Drawing and clipping primitives: Raster scan line, circle and ellipse drawing algorithms, Polygon filling, line clipping and polygon clipping algorithms.
Unit 3
Transformation and Viewing: 2D and 3D Geometric Transformations, 2D and 3D Viewing Transformations (Projections- Parallel and Perspective), Vanishing points.
Unit 4
Geometric Modeling: Polygon Mesh Representation, Cubic Polynomial curves (Hermite and Bezier).
Unit 5
Visible Surface determination and Surface Rendering: Z-buffer algorithm, List-priority algorithm and area subdivision algorithm for visible surface determination. Illumination and shading models, RGB color model and Basics of Computer Animation.
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