Archive of the Spring 2023 Class

This web page is from the Spring 2023 CS559 (Computer Graphics) class.

Basic Info

This class is meant to teach you about Computer Graphics. Computer Graphics is the study of how we make pictures with computers. The focus of the class is teaching you the key ideas of computer graphics.

The class will also teach you about how to do interactive graphics programming. We will use web technologies for this. On one hand, doing interactive web programming is a means to an end: you need to program graphics in order to really learn it. But, learning to build interactive applications for the web is a useful skill in its own right.

In CS559 this semester, we will use GitHub as a mechanism for distributing framework code (the starter code for assignments) as well as to have students hand in their assignments.

If you’ve never used Git, some of this might not make sense yet, since we are using Git terminology. See Learning Git and GitHub below for help in getting started.

Learning enough about Git is a requirement for the class. Technically, knowing the basics of Git is a pre-requisite (since it is covered in CS400). However, we will help you learn.

It will be really worth your time to set you computer up for class. The tools you need are discussed at Tools for 559. Here are some steps that I used to set up a Windows laptop for working on class projects. This can give you a sense of how to get the things on the Tools for 559 page setup on your machine. It will probably be different for you. Read more…

The course staff will hold “consulting hours” at the times listed below. We will provide a mixture of in-person and online consulting for students.

The staff for CS559 this semester includes the Professor, 4 Teaching Assistants (graduate students), and 3 Peer Mentors (undergraduate students). We work together as a team, and are all available to help you. Feel free to contact the course staff via Piazza. At least one member of the course staff will be available during Consulting Hours. If you would like to make an appointment to meet with a peer mentor or teaching assistant use the FORM COMING SOON Read more…

A Syllabus may mean different things to different people. To the University, it is an official document that explains how the class meets some official rules. Officially, that is on AEFIS (since officially, that’s where syllabi are). What you are probably looking for (what I thought a syllabus is): If you want a concise description of how the course works, see the Course Overview. If you are looking for a schedule of the class, see the Calendar. Read more…