CSCI 4110U – Advanced Computer Graphics

This is a second course in computer graphics that treats the concepts introduced in CSCI 3090U in more depth and introduces several advanced topics. The topics covered include graphics hardware, modelling techniques, local illumination techniques, global illumination techniques, Monte Carlo techniques, procedural textures, kinematics and dynamics for animation, procedural animation and graphical interaction. Modern software packages for computer graphics are an important part of the laboratory component. Students in the course will produce an animation or an interactive graphics application.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 1.5
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 3090U
Experiential learning: Yes