Graduate Computer Graphics, CSCI-GA 2270-001 Fall 2020

Course Instructor

Daniele Panozzo

60 5th Ave, 5th Floor

Phone: 212 998 3208

panozzo@nyu.edu

URL: http://cs.nyu.edu/~panozzo/

Office Hours:

Mondays, 5pm-6pm and by appointment, 60 5th Ave, 5th Floor, Room 504
Wednesdays, 10am-11am and by appointment, 60 5th Ave, 5th Floor, Room 504

Assistants

Leyi Zhu leyi@nyu.edu

Office Hours:

Mondays 10AM-11AM, Zoom
Tuesdays 11AM-noon, Zoom
Wednesdays noon-1PM, Zoom
Thursdays 3PM-4PM, Zoom
Fridays 5PM-6PM, Zoom

Lectures:

Mondays 7:10pm - 9pm, Zoom

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to the field of Computer Graphics. We will cover the basic mathematical concepts, such as 2D and 3D transformations, study the interaction of light with geometry to derive shading models, and implement rendering algorithms such as ray tracing and rasterization. We will investigate how these fundamental components are integrated in current graphics processors and study the corresponding programming APIs. This course will also include a brief introduction to C++.

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

Explain and apply the fundamental mathematical concepts used in image synthesis algorithms
Implement a basic rendering system based on ray tracing
Implement a basic rendering pipeline based on rasterization
Develop graphics programs in C++ using the Simple Directmedia Library (SDL)

Textbook: Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, 4th Edition December 18, 2015 by A K Peters/CRC Press Textbook - 734 Pages - 541 Color ISBN 9781482229394

Assignments

In this course there will be 4 mandatory coding assignments that will account for 70% of the grade. There will also be 2 optional assignments, for a total of 15% extra points.