Syllabus For The Subject Computer Graphics

COMPUTER GRAPHICS

INTRODUCTION 1

UNIT 1 INPUT DEVICES 3-10

1.0 Introduction; 1.1 Unit Objectives; 1.2 Input Devices: An Overview; 1.3 Summary;

1.4 Answers to ‘Check Your Progress’; 1.5 Exercises and Questions; 1.6 Further Reading

UNIT 2 HARDCOPY DEVICES 11-16

2.0 Introduction; 2.1 Unit Objectives; 2.2 Hardcopy Devices: An Overview;

2.3 Summary; 2.4 Answers to ‘Check Your Progress’; 2.5 Exercises and Questions;

2.6 Further Reading

UNIT 3 DISPLAY DEVICES 17-42

3.0 Introduction; 3.1 Unit Objectives; 3.2 Video; 3.3 Display Devices; 3.4 Raster Scan

Display; 3.5 Random Scan Display; 3.6 Direct View Storage Tube; 3.7 Flat Panel Display;

3.8 Readymade Image; 3.9 Summary; 3.10 Answers to ‘Check Your Progress’; 3.11 Exercises

and Questions; 3.12 Further Reading

UNIT 4 SCAN CONVERSION ALGORITHMS 43-73

4.0 Introduction; 4.1 Unit Objectives; 4.2 Points and Lines; 4.3 Line Drawing

Algorithms; 4.4 Scan Converting Circle; 4.5 Scan Converting Ellipse; 4.6 Antialiasing;

4.7 Character Generation; 4.8 Summary; 4.9 Answers to ‘Check Your Progress’;

4.10 Exercises and Questions; 4.11 Further Reading

UNIT 5 2-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS 74-120

5.0 Introduction; 5.1 Unit Objectives; 5.2 Representation of Point and Object;

5.3 Translation; 5.4 Rotation; 5.5 Scaling; 5.6 Reflection; 5.7 Homogeneous

Coordinates and Combination of Transformation; 5.8 Composite Transformation;

5.9 Transformation of Coordinate System; 5.10 Solved Problems; 5.11 Summary;

5.12 Answers to ‘Check Your Progress’; 5.13 Exercises and Questions;

5.14 Further Reading

UNIT 6 3-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS 121-153

6.0 Introduction; 6.1 Unit Objectives; 6.2 3D Graphics; 6.3 Translation; 6.4 Scaling;

6.5 Rotation; 6.6 Projection; 6.7 Graphics Coordinate Systems and Viewing Pipeline;

6.8 Summary; 6.9 Answers to ‘Check Your Progress’; 6.10 Exercises and Questions;

6.11 Further Reading

APPENDIX 155-171