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Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026
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ECSE 4750 - Computer Graphics


Introduction to Interactive Computer Graphics, with an emphasis on applications programming. Objects and viewers, and the synthetic camera model. Graphics architectures, the graphics pipeline, clipping, rasterization, and programmable shaders. Input and interaction. Geometric objects, homogeneous coordinates, and transformations. Viewing, hidden surface removal, frame and depth buffers, compositing, and anti-aliasing. Shading, light and materials, texture mapping, ray tracing, and radiosity. Intellectual property concerns. Extensive programming with the OpenGL API and C++.

Prerequisite: ECSE 2610  or CSCI 2800 , or CSCI 2500  ( CSCI 2500 is no longer offered); or equivalent.

When Offered: AVAILABILITY OF INSTRUCTOR

Graded: GRADED

Credit Hours: 3



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