CS 452 / CMPE 452

Computer Graphics

This is the first course in the design of computer graphics systems. Topics covered include: fundamentals of input, display and hard copy devices, scan conversion of geometric primitives, 2D and 3D geometric transformations, clipping and windowing, scene modelling and animation, algorithms for visible and surface determination, introduction to local and global shading models, colour, and photorealistic image synthesis. Programming assignments will augment the topics studied.