CS 467
Graphics II
Cornell University Computer Science Department, Spring '04

Overview

CS 467 builds on the introductory computer graphics course and covers the following topics:  the graphics pipeline, texturing, shadowing, shading, modeling including splines and subdivision surfaces, ray tracing and animation, among other topics. 

CS 465 is a pre-requisite for this course. You can register for CS 467 and not 468.

Announcements

Final projects have been posted!

5/10/04: Office hours for the remainder of the semester are as follows:

T          6/11      6-8 P    Pet Chean
W         6/12      7-9 P    Eugene
Th         6/13      6-8 P    Andrew
F          6/14      4-6 P    Eugene
                        6-8 P    Andrew
Sa        6/15      2-6 P    Pet Chean
                        6-8 P    Andrew
Su        6/16      2-5 P    Jon Moon
                        4-6 P    Eugene
T          6/18      7-9 P    Jon Moon (REVIEW SESSION)
W         6/19      6-8 P   Jon Moon

5/10/04: There will be a review session at 7:00 PM in Rhodes 453 on Tuesday, 5/18. We will go over homework 4 solutions and those topics important for the final exam.

3/18/04: The final exam will be held on Thursday May 20, from 9:00 - 11:30 AM, in HO 306

Announcement Archive

Administration

• COMS 467/468 Graphics II  (3+2) Cr.
  • Times: Tu,Th 1:25-2:40 [COMS 467]
  • Location: Hollister 206
  • Times: F 2:30-3:20 [COMS 468]
  • Location: Rhodes 453 
  • Schedule
• Instructor: Kavita Bala
  • Office: 5142 Upson
  • Office Hours: Tu, Th 2:45 - 3:45
• Teaching Assistants:
  • Jon Moon
    • Office: Upson 4143
  • Pet Chean Ang
  • Andrew Butts
  • Eugene Lee
• TA Office Hours, in Rhodes 453:
  • Mondays: 6:00 - 7:45 PM
  • Tuesdays: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
  • Wednesdays: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Thursdays: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
  • Fridays: 4:30 - 6:30 PM
• Administrative Assistant: Cindy Robinson
  • Office: 4146 Upson
• FINAL EXAM:
  • Date: Thursday May 20
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location: HO 306

Textbooks

Good reference books are:

• Fundamentals of Computer Graphics by Peter Shirley. ISBN: 1-56881-124-1

• Real-time Rendering by Tomas Akenine-Moller and Eric Haines. ISBN: 1-56881-182-9

Resources

• Philip Dutre's Global Illumination Compendium
• Open GL resources: Redbook Online, Nehe's OpenGL Tutorials