The aim of this course is to teach the fundamental algorithms underlying computer graphics in both 2D and 3D.
Topics covered include:
The formal prerequisite for this subject is COMP2911
You are expected to have a working knowledge of:
After successfully completing this course you should have knowledge and understanding of
After successfully completing this course you should be able to use OpenGL to write interactive computer to manipulate and render complex 3D scenes.
Lecturer in Charge:
Angela Finlayson
angf@cse.unsw.edu.au
Tutors:
Rob Everest
robertce@cse.unsw.edu.au
Oliver Tan
otan@cse.unsw.edu.au
Adam Chyb
ajch433@cse.unsw.edu.au
| Week Day | Start Time | End Time | Location | Weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 15:00 | 18:00 | Central Lecture Block 6 (K-E19-103) | 1 to 12 |
In week 2 you will have a lab instead of your tutorial. In your normal tutorial time you will go to the piano lab for week 2 only. This is your chance to get help setting up jogl on your laptops too if you need it, so bring them along as well.
| Week Day | Start Time | End Time | Location | Weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M13A | Monday | 13:00 | 14:00 | Goldstein G02 (K-D16-G02) | 3 to 13 | M14A | Monday | 14:00 | 15:00 | Goldstein G07 (K-D16-G07) | 3 to 13 | W12A | Wednesday | 12:00 | 13:00 | Quadrangle G031 (K-E15-G031) | 3 to 13 | W13A | Wednesday | 13:00 | 14:00 | Quadrangle G031 (K-E15-G031) | 3 to 13 | W18A | Wednesday | 18:00 | 19:00 | Quadrangle 1046 (K-E15-1046) | 3 to 13 | H14A | Thursday | 14:00 | 15:00 | Quadrangle G041 (K-E15-G041) | 3 to 13 | H15A | Thursday | 15:00 | 16:00 | Quadrangle G041 (K-E15-G041) | 3 to 13 | H16A | Thursday | 16:00 | 17:00 | Quadrangle G042 (K-E15-G042) | 3 to 13 |
The textbook is Computer Graphics using OpenGL by FS Hill. It doesn't matter whether you have the 3rd or 2nd edition.
The text book uses C++ for its example programs, but you should have no trouble understanding them if you are familiar with Java or C.
For lecture examples and assignments will be using JOGL, a Java interface to the native OpenGL libraries.
Consultation hours for this subject are Tue 2:30-3:30pm in K17-G02
Assessment will be based on 2 assignments and a final exam and is subject to scaling. Contributions are as follows:
| Task | Value |
|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | 15% |
| Assignment 2 | 25% |
| Exam | 60% |
Released:Week 2
Due:End of week 5
Covers:2D drawing and transformations in OpenGL
Released:Week 7
Due:Milestone 1 due end of week 9, final submission due end of week 12. Demo in week 13
Covers:3D drawing and transformations in OpenGL
There will be a two hour final exam at a time to be arranged, covering the entire syllabus.
The exam will be open book. Calculators and rulers will also be allowed into the exam.
Plagiarism (taking the ideas or words of others and passing them off as your own) will not be tolerated. See the UNSW Statement on Plagiarism at: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/Plagiarism.html
Computer Graphics is fun. You can use it to make cool games and amazing special effects in movies. So learning it should be fun.
Computer Graphics is hard. The reason why the world looks like it does is because there are gazillions of photons bouncing around between all the objects. Simulating all the photons and the properties of the objects is too hard to do, so we have to come up with mathematical approximations and clever algorithms.
So you are going to have to work hard to understand the maths and the algorithms. But then you get the reward of making pretty pictures. Which is even more fun because you have earned it.
Student feedback on this course will be obtained via electronic survey at the end of session and will be used to make continual improvements to the course. Students are also encouraged to provide informal feedback during the session and to let the lecturer in charge know of any problems as soon as they arise. Suggestions will be listened to very openly, positively, constructively and thankfully, and every reasonable effort will be made to address them.