This course provides a comprehensive introduction to computer graphics, focusing on fundamental concepts and techniques, as well as their cross-cutting relationship to multiple problem domains in interactive graphics (such as rendering, animation, geometry, image processing). Topics include: 2D and 3D drawing, sampling, interpolation, rasterization, image compositing, the GPU graphics pipeline (and parallel rendering), geometric transformations, curves and surfaces, geometric data structures, subdivision, meshing, spatial hierarchies, image processing, compression, time integration, physically-based animation, and inverse kinematics.

The Winter 2022 version of CS248 will be virtual lecture format. Exams will also be administered virtually.

Lectures will be recorded for offline viewing on Canvas. We will have frequent discussions and student breakouts during live lecture. Therefore, while attendance at live lecture will not be checked or graded, we ask you to make an effort to attend live lecture as much as possible.

Course staff will hold both in person and virtual office hours.

Kayvon Fatahalian

[kayvonf at stanford]

Doug James

[djames at stanford]

 

Your fun and helpful CAs:

Yanjun Chen

[yanjunc at stanford]

 

James Hong

[jamesh93 at stanford]

 

Haotian Zhang

[haotianz at stanford]

 

 

 

CS248 DOES NOT depend upon CS148 as a prereq. However, we expect you to be a proficient C/C++ programmer to complete the required programming assignments. (We expect you've taken at least CS107). We also assume basic understanding of linear algebra (at least MATH 51) and 3D calculus.

There is no required textbook for CS248, though a variety of books may provide good supplementary material:

All class announcements will be made via our Ed discussion. Everyone enrolled in the course via Canvas should be able to access this site.

All students will be expected to perform:

• Three programming assignments: 50%
• Participation on weekly written exercises: 10%
• Self-selected final project: 20%
• One exam: 20%

Programming assignments and the final project can be completed in teams of up to two students.

Each student is allotted a total of five late-day points for the semester. Late-day points are for use on the three programming assignments only. Late-day points work as follows:

• A one-person team can extend a programming assignment deadline by one day using one point.
• A two-person team can extend a programming assignment deadline by one day using two points. (e.g., one point from each student)
• If a team does not have remaining late day points, late hand-ins will incur a 10% penalty per day (up to three days per assignment).
• No assignments will be accepted more than three days after the deadline. This is true whether or not the student has late-day points remaining.