COMPSCI 341
Introduction to Computer Graphics

Fall 2005

Room:	ET103		Meeting Times:	Tue,Thu: 1:40 pm – 2:55 pm
Instructor:	Mike Stark		Mailing List:	cs341 (at boisestate.edu)

Page Contents

General Information
Source Schedule and Calendar
Reference Material and Useful Links

General Information

The basic course information for Introduction to Computer Graphics can be found on the syllabus.

The textbook for the course is listed as Computer Graphics with OpenGL (3rd Edition) by Hearn and Baker. Other useful reference books include

Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, Second Ed. by Peter Shirley,
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice in C (2nd Edition) by Foley, van Dam, Feiner, and Hughes.

Course Schedule and Calendar

Calendar

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Week 1

8/22

8/23

Handouts: syllabus

8/24

8/25

8/26

Week 2

8/29

8/30

8/31

9/1

9/2

Week 3

9/5

9/6

9/7

9/8

9/9

Week 4

9/12

9/13

Assignments: Program #1

9/14

9/15

9/16

Week 5

9/19

9/20

9/21

9/22

9/23

Week 6

9/26

9/27

9/28

9/29

9/30

Week 7

10/3

10/4

10/5

10/6

10/7

Week 8

10/10

10/11

Assignments: Program #2

10/12

10/13

10/14

Week 9

10/17

10/18

10/19

10/20

10/21

Week 10

10/24

10/25

10/26

10/27

10/28

Week 11

10/31

11/1

Assignments: Program #3

11/2

11/3

11/4

Week 12

11/7

11/8

Assignments: Program #4

11/9

11/10

11/11

Week 13

11/14

11/15

Assignments: Program #5

11/16

11/17

11/18

Week 14

11/21

11/22

(no class: Thanksgiving break )

11/23

11/24

(no class: Thanksgiving break )

11/25

Week 15

11/28

11/29

11/30

12/1

Assignments: Final-Prep Homework, Parts 1 & 2

12/2

Week 16

12/5

12/6

12/7

12/8

Final Exam (take home)
Homework solutions Program #6

12/9

Finals Week

12/12

12/13

12/14

12/15

Final Exam

12/16

Reference Material

The language used in the course will be C++. Here are some links

A Quick Introduction to C++ by Tom Anderson (201K PDF).
Somewhat opinionated in places, but it's a good place to start learning C++.
IBM's C/C++ for AIX (1.8 MB PDF)
IBM's reference manual for their C/C++ language. This is not a tutorial, but it gives a precise and definitive description of the language. Also it contains a running comparison between C and C++.

If you want to spring for a book, there are a couple of suggestions below. Keep in mind, though, that for this class you will only need a small subset of the language features.

The C++ Programming Language (3rd Edition) by Bjarne Stroustrup.
This is the "standard" reference, and is a good book to have if you're going to be doing a lot of C++ programming. But it's not a good introductory book.
C++ In Plain English by Brian Overland.
This book is great for an intermediate programmer; it's well organized and full of good examples.
C++ The Core Language by Satir and Brown (O'REILLY)
Supposedly a "reference", but it is good for someone who has programming experience.
C++ In a Nutshell by Ray Lischner (O'REILLY)
Also more of a reference than a tutorial, but it has a lot of nice examples.

Mike Stark

COMPSCI 341Introduction to Computer Graphics