Computing Science 320

CSC 320 Visual Computing Spring 2004

A unified introduction to image synthesis and image analysis aimed at students with an interest in computer graphics, computer vision or the visual arts. Focus on three major topics:

visual computing principles - computational and mathematical methods for creating, capturing, analyzing and manipulating digital photographs (raster algorithms, image acquisition, basic image processing, image warping, anti-aliasing).
digital special effects - applying these principles to create special effects found in movies and commercials;
visual programming - using C/C++ and OpenGL or Java and Java2D, Java3D to create graphical user interfaces for synthesizing and manipulating photographs.

Contact information:

Instructor: Arnold Rosenbloom
Office: SB 4038
Telephone: 905-828-3830
e-mail: arnold@credit.erin.toronto.edu
Web-page: http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~arnold/320/04s/ Lecture: Mon 16:00 17:00 SE 2068, Wed 16:00-17:00 SE 1130
Tutor: (Grace) Yan Wang etcsc320@utm.toronto.edu
Tutorials: F 3-4,4-5 SE1158
Office hours: Wednesday 10-12
News Group: Send mail to ut.erin.csc320e@news.utm.utoronto.ca

Marking Scheme

Assignments: Four to five equally weighted, worth 70% in total. Some extra credit questions may appear on assignments. Some assignments may have you working in groups.
Term tests: Two, worth 15% each
Late policy: 15%/day to a maximum of four days.

Component	Tentitive Dates
A1	Jan 30
A2	Feb 13
A3	Mar 5
A4	Mar 19
A5	Apr 2
2 Term Tests	Middle and end of term

Recommended (not required!) Text:

The OpenGL Architecture Review Board. OpenGL Programming Guide: The official guide to learning OpenGL, version 1.4 Addison Wesley
Alan Watt and Fabio Policarpo. The Computer Image Addison Wesley