Course Description : Introduction of Computer Graphics, Hardware, and Software Concept, Two Dimensional Algorithm, Three Dimensional Graph, Visible surface detection method, Illumination models, and surface rendering methods, and Trends in Computer Graphics, Areas, Text, and Colors

Course Objective : This course aims to develop student’s skills in computer graphics. This module should be supported by laboratory experiments to augment the concepts taught in the class.

Course Contents:

Text Books:

• Computer Graphics, C Versions (Prentice Hall): Hearne and Baker
• Computer Graphics – Principles and Practices: J.D. Foley, S.K. Feiner, and J.F. Hughes
• Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition (3rd would be released around mid-2013) - the book you've mentioned is also called The Bible of CG

Reference Books:

• Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, 3rd Edition
• Computer Graphics using OpenGL, 2nd or 3rd Edition*
• Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top-Down Approach with Shader-Based OpenGL, 6th Edition*
• 3D Computer Graphics: A Mathematical Introduction with OpenGL*  Introduction of Computer Graphics: Using Java 2D and 3D, Frank Klawonn, Second Edition,Springer
• Digital Image Processing: An Algorithmic Introduction using Java, Wilhelm Burger, Mark, J. Burge, First edition, Springer
• Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, Peter Shirley, Michael Ashikhmin, Steve Marschner, Third edition, A K Peters/CRC Press