CSE 557: Computer Graphics

Winter Quarter 1998

Readings

• Display technologies
  FvDFH, Section 4.2, pp. 155-165

• Raster-scan display systems
  FvDFH, Section 4.3, pp. 165-179

• Visible surface determination
  FvDFH, Section 15, pp. 649-717

• Standard graphics pipeline
  FvDFH, Section 18.3, pp. 866-873

• The rendering pipeline
  FvDFH, Section 16.14, pp. 806-809

• Geometrical transformations
  FvDFH, Chapter 5, pp. 201-226

• Viewing in 3D
  FvDFH, Chapter 6, pp. 229-281

• Affine geometry and transformations
  FvDFH, Appendix A.1-A.5, pp. 1083-1108

• Notes on geometric transformations.
  Excellent notes taken by Craig Kaplan and Doug Zongker in last year's CSE 557.

• Curves and Surfaces
  FvDFH, Chapter 11, pp. 471-531

• Subdivision curves
  Wavelets for Computer Graphics, pp. 61-72

• Subdivision surfaces
  Wavelets for Computer Graphics, pp. 141-149

• Ray tracing overview
  Glassner, Chapter 1, Sections 1-3

• Practical methods for ray-surface intersection
  Glassner, Chapter 2

• Overview of ray-surface intersection algorithms
  Glassner, Chapter 3

• Reflection and refraction
  Glassner, Chapter 4, Section 2 and Chapter 7, Section 5
  FvDFH 16.5

• Phong shading
  FvDFH 16.1

• Interpolated shading
  FvDFH 16.2

• Advanced shading: physically-based models
  Glassner, Chapter 4, Sections 4-5
  FvDFH 16.7