714-0591 – Computer Graphics (PG)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Mathematics and Descriptive Geometry
Subject guarantorMgr. Jiří Doležal
Study levelundergraduate or graduate
Subject version
Version codeYear of introductionYear of cancellationCredits
714-0591/01 2004/2005 2006/2007 5
714-0591/02 2007/2008 2019/2020 5
714-0591/03 2007/2008 2019/2020 5
714-0591/04 2016/2017 2019/2020 5

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

• to understand a difference between raster and vector graphics, to be familiar with their properties, advantages and disadvantages • to handle by basic graphics formats • to acquaint with geometric and physical principles of 3D modeling • to know how to characterize curves and surfaces that are used in computer graphics

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
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Other activities

Summary

The topics are designed for each regular user of PC and its peripherals. They do not go too much into depth, but rather try to show where computer graphics affects and how to deal with various practical tasks. In practice it is continually solved framework semester project - a short animated movie of any topic in the environment of the program POV-Ray and 3D model using Google SketchUp.

Compulsory literature:

Foley, J., van Dam, A., Feiner, S., Hughes, J.: Computer Graphics-Principles and Practise. 2nd ed., Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1990

Recommended literature:

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.