Office hours: TTh 10:15 or by appointment
TA: Tao Yang: tao.yang.1989@gmail.com
Office hours: Wed 10:30 - 11:30 BYENG 342CC
Spring 2012
Syllabus
The class will cover material from the required text Essentials of CAGD, published by AK Peters. The course deals with computational modeling of objects such as curves outlining a font (Bezier and B-spline curves), surfaces such as the hood of a car (triangle meshes or NURB surfaces) or a human brain (volumetric models). Shape modeling techniques (interactive modifications, volume deformations) will be taught as they arise in many fields such as CAD/CAM, computer animation, or medical imaging.
Objectives
Students will learn fundamental 3D Modeling concepts from a computational viewpoint. In that context, students will be able to analyze problems and provide practical solutions.Assignments
There will be four programming projects. Each is worth 15% of your grade. Graduate students (in CSE 598) will be given extra work. There will be a midterm and a final, each worth 20% of your grade.
Grading: >97%=A+, >90%=A, >87%=B+, >80%=B, >70%=C.
Teamwork is OK, but a team has to do more work than an individual. Consult with instructor.
Late work will be discounted at a rate of 5% per day.