CSE 477:

Introduction to Computer Aided Geometric Design

Course Meets:	T & TH 3:15-4:30pm in PSF 210, Spring 2002
Course Website:	http://eros.eas.asu.edu/~hansford/teaching/cse477/cse477.html

Instructor:	Dianne Hansford, Ph.D.
Email:	hansford@3Dcompress.com
Office Location:	GWC 361
Office Telephone:	480-965-1727
Office Hours:	T & TH 12:15-1:15 or by appointment

Course Details

Text:  The Essentials of CAGD by Gerald Farin & Dianne Hansford

Course Objectives:	The class is an undergraduate introduction to topics in Computer Aided Geometric Design (CAGD). Students will learn basic geometry concepts and how they relate to algorithms in Geometric Modeling. Topics covered include
	Geometry basics: points, vectors, lines, planes Bezier curves Curve applications Bezier surface patches Surface geometry basics B-spline curves Piecewise curve applications B-spline surfaces Subdivision curve and surface schemes

Grading:

Four programming projects = 60% Midterm (March 7) = 20%, Final = 20%.

Useful Links:

A PostScript tutorial; This is an excerpt from The Geometry Toolbox by Gerald Farin and Dianne Hansford Another PostScript tutorial by Bill Casselman at University of British Columbia. Download the GhostView PostScript previewer. Articles from the journal CAGD. Articles from the journal CAD. Ken Joy's CAGD notes. A CAGD Bibliography by Carl de Boor.

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