COMP770: Fall 2011

Office Phone: 962-1749
Home Phone: 942-0356
E-mail: dm@cs.unc.edu
Office Hours: Mon 2:00pm - 3:00pm or by appointment

Course Handout

Class Time: Mon, Wed: 12:30am - 1:45pm, FB 008

Dinesh Manocha , 250 Brooks Bldg.

Grading Breakdown (770): HW & Prog. Assignments 50%, Midterm 20%, Project 20%, Class Attendance & Participation 10%

Reference Texts :

Fundamentals of Computer Graphics , by P. Shirley et al., A.K. Peters
``Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice", by J. Foley, A. Van Dam, S. Feiner and J. Hughes, Addison Wesley (old book but still a good reference).
``OpenGL Programming Guide", Second Edition, M. Woo, J. Neider and T. Davis. Addison Wesley, 1997.

Homework Policies :

There will be about 7-8 homeworks and programming assignments.
These include 4 programming assignements. You would need access to machines with good graphics card (programmable shading capability) for one of the assignments.
Homeworks and programming assignments are due at the begining of the class. NO EXTENSIONS ALLOWED.
Course Project: You can do a project on any topic related to computer graphics. It is ok to work on project topic related to your research. You are also encouraged to work on a project as part of a team of two or three students.
Project Requirement: If you are signing up for COMP770, the project counts towards 20% of your total grade.
You may work together on homework, but it should be turned in individually. On the other hand, it is all right to discuss programs with one another, but work should be done individually. Programming assignments will be done using OpenGL on any platform (Windows, Mac or Unix).
No searching for program code or solutions to homework problems on the Internet is allowed. If you find the solution to a problem in a book or research paper, please acknowledge it clearly in your homework. You are governed by UNC Honor Code.