PV112 Computer Graphics API

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Tobola, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:50 D1
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PV112/01: each odd Wednesday 8:00–9:50 B311, P. Tobola
PV112/02: each even Wednesday 8:00–9:50 B311, P. Tobola
PV112/03: each odd Wednesday 10:00–11:50 B311, P. Tobola
PV112/04: each even Wednesday 10:00–11:50 B311, P. Tobola
Prerequisites
! P112 Programming in OpenGL
Practical knowledge of C required.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 17 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Lecture explaines and compares commonly used graphics API. Students gain practical knowledge of using standard OpenGL API.
Syllabus
  • Aplication interfaces for Computer Graphics.
  • Principles of drawing and rendering with powerfull graphics accelerators.
  • Rendering pipeline.
  • Structure and functions of graphics API.
  • Data types and graphic primitives.
  • Coordinate systems, transformations.
  • Lightning.
  • Antialiasing, texture mapping, alpha blending.
  • Evaluators for Bezier curves and surfaces.
  • Additional layers and extensions for 3D objects and for the GUI development.
  • OpenGL Shading Language
  • API examples, OpenGL and extensions, libraries GLU and GLUT.
Literature
  • OpenGL reference manual :the offical reference document for OpenGL, release 1. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1992, ix, 388 s. ISBN 0-201-63276-4. info
  • NEIDER, Jackie, Tom DAVIS and Mason WOO. OpenGL programming guide :the official guide to learning OpenGL, release 1. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993, xxxiii, 51. ISBN 0-201-63274-8. info
  • HILL, Francis S. Computer graphics using OpenGL. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2001, xxxi, 922. ISBN 0023548568. info
Bookmarks
https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/FI:PV112!
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Studenti budou hodnoceni především na základě průběžné práce práce na zadaných projektech. Známka bude stanovena podle bodového hodnocení odevzdané práce.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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