ECE 576 
Image Synthesis

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering 
Purdue University

Spring 2005

Time: MWF 10:30-11:20pm  EE 115

Instructor

Dr. David S. Ebert , ebertd at purdue dot edu, MSEE 274, Phone: (765)494-9064

Office Hour : M 11:30am - 12:30pm

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Prerequisites

 EE 264, EE368, or permission of instructor

Course Description

 This course will cover techniques for computer generation of realistic and artistic images. We will cover the basics to the state-of-the-art and discuss the implementation of these techniques on the latest generation of graphics hardware. Students will complete an introductory project and then work on a semester long project in one of the topic areas of the course. Students will also present papers covering the topic area of their choice to gain experience in understanding the literature and in presentation. Class projects can be performed in groups of up to three students.

General Course Schedule

Textbook

A. Watt and M. Watt, Advanced Animation and Rendering Techniques, Addison-Wesley, 1992

Additional Good References:

Readings

Students will read and discuss seminal and current technical research papers. A list of readings (in progress and subject to frequent update) is available here. For off campus access to restricted library resources (such as the ACM digital library), use the Libraries Proxy Service.

Grading Policy

Grades will be assigned on the basis of accumulated points. The weighting is as follows:

Programming projects and semester project phases may be turned in up to one week after the due date with a 25% grade penalty. Phases will not be accepted more than a week late.

Examination Policy

Make-up exams will only be given when a student is prevented from taking the exam due to unforeseen circumstances (e.g., sickness), and formal proof will be required to prove the prevailing circumstance. All make-up exams will be oral exams.

Academic Honesty

 The ECE faculty expect every member of the Purdue community to practice honorable and ethical behavior both inside and outside the classroom. Any actions that might unfairly improve a student's score on homework, quizzes, labs, or examinations will be considered cheating and will not be tolerated.

Examples of cheating include (but are not limited to):

The minimum penalty for cheating will be a zero for the assignment, but the probable penalty will be a zero for the course. You may discuss programming assignments with anyone. You can not turn in someone else's code or use part of someone else's code. Any help you receive must be documented. At the beginning of your program, you must include a comment indicating the sources you used while working on it (excluding course staff and text), and the type of help you received from them. If you received no help, say so. Failure to include this comment at the top of your program will result in your program being returned ungraded.

At the instructor's discretion, cheating on an assignment or examination will result in a zero score, or a failing grade for the course. All occurrences of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Assistant Dean of Students and copied to the ECE Associate Head for Education. If there is any question as to whether a given action might be construed as cheating, please see the instructor or the teaching assistant before you engage in any such action.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact David Ebert, ebertd at purdue dot edu