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1. 1/31 Introduction
Overview of X Windows, Motif-Lesstif, Lect 1 HW1
OpenGL-Mesa, Microsoft Windows, 1.1-1.2
Java applications and applets.
2. 2/2 Examples and sample files Lect 2
Installation and
edit, compile and run a program. Start
3. 2/7 Colors and Graphic images. Lect 3
4. 2/9 Multiple Windows and Motion Lect 4
Help to pick your project 2.1-2.3
5. 2/14 Menu design and implementation. Lect 5 HW2 HW1
6. 2/16 Getting user data, text and numbers. Lect 6
Basic mouse input.
7. 2/21 Lighting in 3D Lect 7
Definitions and equations Ch 6
8. 2/23 Texture mapping in 3D Lect 8
9. 2/28 Texture and bump mapping 7.6-7.7
Review 1 Lect 9
10. 3/2 Quiz 1 Lect 10
11. 3/7 Painters algorithm. Display list. Lect 11 HW3 HW2
Select, delete, move, front, back.
Snap to grid.
12. 3/9 Pan and zoom, scroll bars Lect 12
Rubber band sizing.
13. 3/14 Text sizes and fonts. Lect 13
14. 3/16 Perspective Viewing, Resize Choices Lect 14 HW4 HW3
Transformation Matrices 5.1-5.5
Spring Break - work on your project
15. 3/28 Capturing Screen Lect 15
16. 3/30 More Graphics Math Lect 16
10.1 - 10.8
17. 4/4 Writing and restoring users work Lect 17
18. 4/6 Rendering survey Lect 18
13.1-13.8
19. 4/11 Review 2 Lect 19
20. 4/13 Quiz 2 Lect 20
21. 4/18 Curves and Surfaces Lect 21 HW5 HW4
22. 4/20 Windowing Systems Lect 22
23. 4/25 Movie about graphics Lect 23
24. 4/27 Data Structures for Rendering Lect 24
25. 5/2 Physics in your GUI Lect 25
26. 5/4 3D with motion Lect 26 HW6 HW5
27. 5/9 Kinematics and timing Lect 27
practice projects, screen, hookup
presentation and demonstration of projects
28. 5/11 Output graphics as JPEG, xx.jpg and Lect 28 HW6
PostScript, xx.ps.
presentation and demonstration of projects
29. 5/16 Review Lect 29 Project
presentation and demonstration of projects
30. 5/18 Final Exam 1:00-3:00 Lect 30
presentation and demonstration of projects
No late homework or project accepted after midnight of final exam
submit cs437 proj your-file or files (executable not needed)
* submitted, not graded until next weekend (not late for a while)
Last updated 5/18/06