Systems Ph.D. Graphics Qualifying Exam in Computer Science

Details and Reading List, Spring 2011

Knowledge of basic representations of surfaces and solids, scan-conversion algorithms, geometric transformations, viewing projections, visible-surface determination, and shading models, as covered in CS 148 and 248. Understanding of basic issues in input and display hardware, graphics software, and user interface design. Some knowledge in depth of either curve, surface, and solid modeling and geometric algorithms at the level of CS 348A, or of sampling, filtering, and local and global illumination methods at the level of CS 348B.

Reading List

• Typical references for the material in 248, 348A, and 348B, are the online course notes, where available
• For 148: P. Shirley,, Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, 2nd Edition, A. K. Peters, 2006
• For 248: E. Angel, Interactive Computer Graphics (5th ed.)
• For 348A: G. Farin, Curves and Surfaces for Computer Aided Geometric Design Academic Press, (2nd edition)
• For 348B: M. Pharr and G. Humphreys, Physically-Based Rendering. Morgan-Kaufman

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