CS559 - Computer Graphics

Course Policies

Note: These policies are always subject to amendment.

Requirements and Grading

• There will be a midterm and final exam. Roughly 50% of the grade will depend on these exams.
• There will be three large programming projects spaced throughout the semester. The first will focus on images. The second will focus on 3D viewing. The third will concentrate on modeling with curves and surfaces. Together, these projects will account for approximately 40% of the grade. Furthermore, each project must be attempted in order to pass the class. Failure to submit a project will result in automatic failure of the class.
• There will be several homeworks, roughly one every two weeks. There may also be the occasional in-class quiz. The homeworks are intended to review material presented in class, and provide guidance on what to expect on exams. Homeworks will account for roughly 10% of the final grade.
• There will be recommended programming assignments, intended to prepare students for the projects. They will not be graded, but should be considered them an essential part of the class.

All programming projects must compile under Microsoft Visual C++ and run on machines in room 1355. If it doesn't run, it doesn't get graded.

Late Policy

Projects

Projects will be accepted up to one week late, with a penalty of 10% per day: 10% of the grade that would have been given is subtracted each day.

Homeworks

Late homeworks will not be accepted, but one homework will be ignored when computing the grade.

Programming Assignments

Programming assignments aren't graded, but questions later in the semester that concern material covered by these assignments will simply be referred back to the assignment.

Collaboration

Extra Credit for Extra Work