Numerical Methods for Computer Graphics in Java

Lectures

• Who: Hendrik Speleers
• When: Mondays 13:00 – 14:00, 16:00 – 18:00 and Wednesdays 14:00 – 18:00
• Where: Aula 20 or PC Lab 25
• Teams: SPELEERS-8067069-NUMERICAL_METHODS_FOR_COMPUTER_GRAPHICS_IN_JAVA_5

Lecture Slides

• Presentation of the Course
• Introduction to Java and OOP
• Basics of Java Programming [example program]
• Controlling Program Flow
• Reusing Classes [example program]
• Strings and Arrays [example program]
• Reasoning About Algorithms
• Recursive Algorithms [algorithms]
• Introduction to Computer Graphics [movie]
• From 3D World to 2D Screen
• Transformations in Graphics
• Lighting and Shading
• Ray Tracing

Exercises

• Converting Weight on Planets [solution]
• Making a Library [material] [solution]
• Drawing Text Patterns [material] [solution]
• Revisiting Text Patterns [solution]
• Reasoning About Algorithms [solution]
• Drawing Fractal Patterns [material] [solution]
• Animated Graphics [material] [solution]
• Image Processing [material] [solution]

Projects

• Conway's Game of Life [material]
• Sokoban Game [material]

Exam

• Example of written exam

Further Material

• Thinking in JAVA (4th edition), by Bruce Eckel [book pdf]
• Computer Graphics Using OpenGL (3rd Edition), by Francis S. Hill and Stephen M. Kelley

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