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Computer-Aided Geometric Design and Modeling  --  Computer Science (Engineering) (COMPSCI) 284 [3 units]
Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: Mathematical skill in calculus and linear algebra.
Description: Mathematical techniques for curve and surface representation, including: Hermite interpolation, interpolatory splines, tensed splines, Bezier curves and surfaces, B-splines, Beta-splines, Coons patches, tensor product forms, as well as subdivision end/bounding conditions, and computational considerations.
Barsky, Sequin
 
Foundations of Computer Graphics  --  Computer Science (Engineering) (COMPSCI) 284A [4 units]
Course Format: Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week.
Prerequisites: Computer Science 61B or 61BL; programming skills in C, C++, or Java; linear algebra and calculus; or consent of instructor.
Credit option: Students will receive no credit for Computer Science 284A after taking 184.
Description: Techniques of modeling objects for the purpose of computer rendering: boundary representations, constructive solids geometry, hierarchical scene descriptions. Mathematical techniques for curve and surface representation. Basic elements of a computer graphics rendering pipeline; architecture of modern graphics display devices. Geometrical transformations such as rotation, scaling, translation, and their matrix representations. Homogeneous coordinates, projective and perspective transformations.
(F,SP) Agrawala, Barsky, O'Brien, Ramamoorthi, Sequin
 
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