Faculty member proposing: C-K. Shene

Email address: shene@mtu.edu

Course syllabus:  

	Knowledge  Polygonal Objects  Mastery    Representations (i.e., data structures)     Rasterization and shading     Face culling and hidden surface removal		Skills  Polygonal Objects  Mastery    Representations (i.e., data structures)     Tessellations and normal vectors determination     Building and rendering polygonal objects with a standard API (e.g., OpenGL)
	Knowledge  Parametric Curves and Surface  Mastery    Bézier, B-spline and NURBS curves     Bézier, B-spline and NURBS surfaces     Continuity between curve segments and surface patches  Familiarity    Interpolation and surface fitting     Representation conversion		Skills  Parametric Curves and Surface  Mastery    Building and rendering curve and surface models with a standard API (e.g., OpenGL)
	Knowledge  Lighting Models  Exposure    Intensity and energy     Reflection and reflection models     Rough surfaces		Skills  Lighting Models
	Knowledge  Shadows and Textures  Familiarity    Shadow     Shadow algorithms     Soft shadows and anti-aliasing techniques     Shadows from transparent objects     Textures     Texture mapping and object representation     View-dependent mapping     Bump mapping  Exposure    Fractal-based terrain     Three-dimensional texture     Grammar-based modeling		Skills  Shadows and Textures
	Knowledge  Ray Tracing Techniques  Familiarity    Recursive ray tracing     Illumination models     Ray-object intersection computation     Adaptive depth control     Bounding volumes     Advantages and disadvantages of ray tracing  Exposure    Beam tracing     Backward ray tracing     Cone tracing     Distributed ray tracing		Skills  Ray Tracing Techniques  Mastery    Know to use at least one ray tracing system (e.g., POV Ray and Radiance)     Able to implement a simple recursive ray tracing system with simple objects (e.g., spheres and boxes), reflection and refraction
	Knowledge  Radiosity Methods  Familiarity    Radiosity theory     Form factors computation methods    Progressive refinement     Specular reflection     Advantages and disadvantages of radiosity     Recognizing the differences between ray tracing and radiosity  Exposure    Combining radiosity and ray tracing		Skills  Radiosity Methods  Mastery    Know to use at least one radiosity system     Able to implement a radiosity system in its simplest form
	Knowledge  Volume Rendering  Exposure    Theory     Volume visualization and geometric representation techniques     Rendering with ray casting     Segmentation techniques     The marching cubes algorithm and its implementation		Skills  Volume Rendering  Familiarity    Know to use a volumetric system     Able to implement the marching cube algorithm
	Knowledge  Animation  Familiarity    Motion control     Animating articulated figures     Forward and inverse kinematics     Soft object deformation     Object representation     Deformation of Bézier patches     Deformation of B-spline patches     Animating deformation     Particle systems  Exposure    Animating facial expression     Animating articulated structures		Skills  Animation  Familiarity    Know to use an animation system     Able to write simple program animating either articulated structures with inverse kinematics and/or soft objects.