Spring 2011
Class Hours:
2:45 – 4:00 PM, M, W; Classroom: 193 JC; Instructor: A. Goshtasby;
Office: 495 Joshi Center; E-mail: agoshta at wright dot edu; Phone: 937-775-5170;
Office Hours: 1:00 - 2:00 PM M – R, or by appointment.
CRN:71956
Units: 4
Textbooks:
The Essentials of CAGD
G. Farin and D. Hansford
A. K. Peters 2000, 2006
Purpose of Course:
This course covers the fundamentals of geometric modeling, including design of
curves and surfaces, composite curves and surfaces, and subdivision techniques
for creation of
free-form shapes. Materials covered in the course will be useful in game design
and also in visualization of exploratory data.
Contents:
Learning Goals:
Students will learn the basic mathematical tools to design geometric models and
will practice some of the tools through implementation. The course will also cover curve and
surface methods for data fitting.
Projects:
There will be three projects and three quizzes. Each project will require about
20 hours of work and each quiz will cover two to three weeks of course
materials.
Grading Policy:
The projects will worth 50% and the quizzes will worth 50% of the
overall grade. Following grades are guaranteed A: 90..100, B: 80..89, C:70..79, D: 60..69, E: 0..59.
Calendar:
Quizzes on: 4/18, 5/9, 5/23
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Projects |
Assigned dates |
Due dates |
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1 |
4/13 |
4/27, 2:00 PM |
|
2 |
5/4 |
5/16, 2:00 PM |
|
3 |
5/18 |
6/1 2:00 PM |