Computer Graphics | 3D Rendering | UC Davis

Learn the fundamental principles and techniques of 3D computer graphics, including transformational geometry, camera motion, shading, and more.

Introduction

Computer Graphics (ECS175) teaches the basic principles of 3-dimensional computer graphics. The focus will be the elementary mathematics techniques for positioning objects in three dimensional space, the geometric optics necessary to determine how light bounces off surfaces, and the ways to utilize a computer system and methods to implement the algorithms and techniques necessary to produce basic 3-dimensional illustrations.

Highlights

• Covers transformational geometry, positioning of virtual cameras and light sources, hierarchical modeling of complex objects, rendering of complex models, shading algorithms, and methods for rendering and shading curved objects
• Detailed topics include branches in computer graphics, camera motion, shadows, subdivision surfaces, ray tracing, visible surface algorithms, curves and surfaces, scan conversion, hierarchical modeling, shading and texturing, quaternions, color and shading, depth buffers and ray tracing, clipping, and the camera transform

Recommendation

This course is recommended for anyone interested in learning the fundamental principles and techniques of 3D computer graphics. It provides a solid foundation in the mathematical and algorithmic foundations of computer graphics, making it a valuable course for students in computer science, engineering, or digital media fields.