Numerical Methods for Computer Graphics in Java

Lectures

• Who: Hendrik Speleers
• When: Mondays 14:00 – 17:00 and Wednesdays 14:00 – 18:00
  
• Where: Aula 20 or PC Lab 26
• Teams: SPELEERS-8068561-NUMERICAL_METHODS_FOR_COMPUTER_GRAPHICS_IN_JAVA

Announcements

• The assignment of the pre-project is online: the deadline is 28 November 2026.
• There will be a presentation of the pre-project on 2 November.
• There will be no lectures on 9 and 11 November.

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]

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]

Projects

• Conway's Game of Life [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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