Lecture Material (Semester 1, 2006) 

 
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Topics        List of Lecture Topics and Resources  

• Module 1: Introduction and Graphics Primitives
• 1.1 Introduction to OpenGL
• 1.2 Basic OpenGL/GLUT Programming     
• 1.3 Drawing Primitives
• 1.4 Viewing

• Module 2: Transformations and Scene Creation
• 2.1 Linear Algebra Review
• 2.2 Modelling Transformations in 2D
• 2.3 Modelling Transformations in 3D
• 2.4 Projection Transformations
• 2.5 GLUT3D Models
• 2.6 Scene Creation
• 2.7 Surface of Revolution
• 2.8 Rendering
• 2.9 Fractals
• Heads-Up Display                                                                
  

• Module 3: Realism and Performance
• 3.1 Animation
• 3.2 Blending and Anti-Aliasing
• 3.3 Introduction to Lighting and Materials
• 3.4 Texturing
• 3.5 Fog
• 3.6 OpenGL Fundamentals
• 3.7 Euler Angles, Gimbal Lock and Quaternions
• Aliasing Lecture                                
• Fractals   
• Curves in Computer Graphics
• part 1      
• part 2