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CMPS-3480 "Computer Graphics"
Fall 2026   #82693
Classroom schedule: MWF 9:00am, Tues 7:20am

This page is for Fall 2026



project requirements
gordon's sample project    other samples    student project 2018
your home computer
syllabus | textbook | laptop | scores | exams | overall
Week Topic Readings Assignments
1 Monday Aug 24
Image files
Drawing pixels
Rotation
vector
rotation matrix
2 Monday Aug 31
Bresenham's algorithm
Drag&drop
3 Tuesday Oct 7
Filling shapes
Barycentric coords
4 Monday Sep 14
3 dimensional rendering
A ray and a plane
Ray & plane equations
Ray/plane intersection
A surface normal
Handedness
Perspective
5 Monday Sep 21
Online learning week...
Project ideas...
Perlin noise
6 Monday Sep 28
OpenGL
Convex polygons
   Convex polyhedron
Lighting
   Ambient
   Diffuse
   Specular
Shading models
   Gouraud shading
   Phong shading
7 Monday Oct 5
Ray tracing
Gif animation
saturn video
8 Monday Oct 12
CSG Poke ball
9 Monday Oct 19
Animation with physics
Particle system
Collision detection
10 Monday Oct 26
Project page and image
11 Monday Nov 2
Project directory
Terrain discussion
Blender models
Ray casting
ray marching
12 Monday Nov 9
13 Monday Nov 16
14 Monday Nov 23
15 Monday Nov 30
16 Monday Dec 7
Last day of class
Final Exam period: