CPIT 285

Course Name

Course Code

Computer Graphics

CPIT  285

Prerequisite

Credit Units

CPCS 204

Theory

Practice

Training

Credit

3

1

0

3

Course Description

This course introduces the students to computer graphics techniques and algorithms.

Course Contents

§          Display computers Systems: vector and pixel displaying system.

§          Basic computer graphics techniques.

§          Graphical software.

§          The use of API(s) for computer graphics.

§          Color models, coordinates homogeneous, transformation, rotation, and clipping.

§          Drawing lines, curves, and surfaces Algorithms.

§          Representation of objects through polygons.

§          Computer graphical user interfaces Design (GUI).

Course Outcomes

Upon finishing this course, the student should:

§          Know the structure of the system components and interactive computer graphics.

§          Know the geometric transformation and three-dimensional views.

§          Create interactive computer graphics applications.

§          Know the used techniques to represent the three-dimensional geometries.

References

• D. Hearn, M. P. Baker, "Computer Graphics with OpenGL", 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall, 2003, ISBN 0130153907.

• F. S. Hill, "Computer Graphics using OpenGL", 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall, 2000, ISBN 0023548568.

• E. Angel, "Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top-Down Approach using OpenGL", 4th Ed., Addison Wesley, 2005, ISBN 0321321375.