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COMPSCI 372 S2 C (2008)

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Lecturers Dr. Burkhard Wuensche ( 50% )( supervisor )
Dr. Christof Lutteroth ( 50% )
Office hours Dr. Burkhard Wuensche: Friday 9-11am (Rm 303.490, City Campus)
Dr. Christof Lutteroth: open door (Rm 303.494, City Campus)
Scheduled lectures

Time

Room

Wednesday 4pm-5pm

LgeChem

Thursday 4pm-5pm

LgeChem

Friday 4pm-5pm

LgeChem


Lecture dates: Week 1 (21st July - 27th July): Burkhard
Week 2 (28th July - 3rd August): Burkhard
Week 3 (4th August - 10th August): Burkhard
Week 4 (11th August - 17th August): Burkhard
Week 5 (18th August - 24th August): Burkhard
Week 6 (25th August - 31st August): Burkhard
1st September - 14th September: MID-SEMESTER BREAK
Week 7: (15th September - 21st September): Christof
Week 8: (22nd September - 28th September): Christof
Week 9: (29th September - 5th October): Christof
Week 10: (6th October - 12th October): Christof
Week 11: (13th October - 19th October): Christof
Week 12: (20th October - 26th October): Christof
26th October - 17th November: Study break & Exams
Assessment 25% assignments, 10% test, 65% examination.
Test Date Wednesday, 24th September, 7.30-8.30pm (1 hour, closed book, no calculator) (subject to change}
Exam date The preliminary unofficial date for the COMPSCI 372 final exam is Saturday, 1st November, 14.15pm (subject to change, please check nDeva)
Texts required Hill, F.S., "Computer Graphics using Open GL", 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, 2007 (the 2nd edition will be sufficient for most of the lecture and is available at the following library locations)
Texts recommended OpenGL Architecture Review Board ( Mason Woo, Jackie Neider, Tom Davis ), OpenGL Programming Guide, Second or Third Edition, Addison-Wesley. ( The 1st Edition may be available on the web, and would be sufficient. )
Description Fundamentals of computer graphics. C/C++ will be used for programming and OpenGL will be the graphics API studied throughout the course.
Contents Fundamentals of C/C++ and OpenGL, Modelling and Animation Tools, 3D Geometry and Transformations, Modelling with Polygonal Meshes, Viewing and Projection, Illumination and Shading, Texture Mapping, Hidden Surface Removal, Curve and Surface Design, Colour Theory, Ray Tracing.
Websites 1. The class website is http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/compsci372s2c/, containing lecture handouts, assignments, notices, etc.
2. A forum for class discussions is available at http://forums.cs.auckland.ac.nz/. Use this (with discretion) to discuss issues related to coursework, by posting questions and by offering answers.


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