Syllabus: CS594 Visualization and Advanced Computer Graphics

• Instructor: Jian Huang
• Content Description: The fundamentals of visualization techniques and selected latest developments in the general field of computer graphics. The topics that are covered include rendering of volumetric data sets on various types of grids, multi-modal data sets, vector fields, iso-surfacing algorithms, distance fields and voxelization, point-based graphics and image-based graphics. Parallel graphics and visualization, information visualization, as well as basic geometrical modeling concepts are included as well.
• Textbook: No required textbook. Lots of research papers will be handed out as required reading materials. (Exam problems will be set based on slides and papers handed out.)
• Reference books:
• The Visualization Toolkit: An Object-Oriented Approach to 3D Graphics by Will Schroeder, Ken Martin, and Bill Lorensen, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-954694-4.
• OpenGL Programming Guide, 3rd Edition, the official guide to learning OpenGL, version 1.2, Mason Woo, Jackie Neider, Tom Davis, Dave Shreiner, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-60458-2. (The Red Book)
• 3D Computer Graphics, Alan Watt, 3rd Edition, 2000, Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 0-201-39855-9.
• Computer Graphics Principles and Pratice, 2nd Ed, Foley, van Dam, Feiner, Hughes, 1990, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-12110-7.
• Procedural Elements for Computer Graphics, 2nd Ed, David Rogers, 1998, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-053548-5.
• Mathematical Elements for Computer Graphics, 2nd Ed, David Rogers, J. Alan Adams, 1990, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-03530-2.
• Prerequisites:  CS594 Computer Graphics, or permission by instructor. In addition, need to have good programming skills in C/C++, knowledge about parallel computation, basic software design and development, as well as basic computer architecture.
• Class Schedule, Slides and Reading List
• Meeting Place: 205 Claxton
• Meeting Time: MWF 11:15 - 12:05
• Presentation Sign-up Sheet
• Office Hours: By appointment.
• TA: mailto:daniel@cs.utk.edu
• Grading (tentative plan)
• midterm : 25%
• paper presentation: 15%
• term project: 60%
• class participation: 5% extra credit
• Class Directory: ~huangj/CS594S02
• Class Mailing List: please talk to Jamison.
• Lab Procedures and Lab Grading Policy
• Missed Assignment: counted as zero unless there is a compelling reason
• Policy on Academic Misconduct (Cheating): A whole committee of people will throw a really heavy book at you.

Last updated 01/08/2002