Computer Science 184

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Title	Foundations of Computer Graphics
Instructor in Charge	Carlo H. Sequin
Units	4
Prerequisites	61B; programming skills in C, C++, or Java; linear algebra and calculus.
Description	Techniques of modeling objects for the purpose of computer rendering: boundary representations, constructive solids geometry, hierarchical scene descriptions. Mathematical techniques for curve and surface representation. Basic elements of a computer graphics rendering pipeline; architecture of modern graphics display devices. Geometrical transformations such as rotation, scaling, translation, and their matrix representations. Homogeneous coordinates, projective and perspective transformations. Algorithms for clipping, hidden surface removal, rasterization, and anti-aliasing. Scan-line based and ray-based rendering algorithms. Lighting models for reflection, refraction, transparency.
Exam Files	Available
Newsgroup	ucb.class.cs184

Sections Instructor Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Fall 2007 O'Brien 5.6 / 7 ± 0.5
5.7 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 2007 Barsky 5.4 / 7 ± 0.5
5.3 / 7 ± 0.8

Fall 2006 O'Brien 5.2 / 7 ± 0.5
5.7 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 2006 O'Brien 5.0 / 7 ± 0.5
5.3 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 2005 O'Brien 5.0 / 7 ± 0.4
5.6 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 2005 O'Brien 5.0 / 7 ± 0.4
5.4 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 2004 Sequin 5.3 / 7 ± 0.3
5.3 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 2004 O'Brien 4.5 / 7 ± 0.5
5.3 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 2003 Barsky 5.0 / 7 ± 0.3
5.3 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 2003 Forsyth (1/2) 5.4 / 7 ± 0.3
5.4 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 2003 O'Brien (2/2) 4.2 / 7 ± 0.5
5.3 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 2002 Sequin 6.2 / 7 ± 0.2
5.7 / 7 ± 0.3

Spring 2002 Barsky 4.7 / 7 ± 0.2
5.5 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 2001 Barsky 5.4 / 7 ± 0.2
5.2 / 7 ± 0.3

Spring 2001 Barsky (1/2) 4.9 / 7 ± 0.5
5.3 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 2001 O'Brien (2/2) 4.8 / 7 ± 0.4
5.0 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 2000 Forsyth 4.9 / 7 ± 0.3
5.1 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 2000 Barsky 4.8 / 7 ± 0.4
5.6 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 1999 Forsyth 4.6 / 7 ± 0.5
5.1 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 1999 Sequin 6.1 / 7 ± 0.4
6.0 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 1998 Canny 4.7 / 7 ± 0.4
4.9 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 1998 Sequin 5.8 / 7 ± 0.4
5.8 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 1997 Barsky 5.1 / 7 ± 0.3
5.5 / 7 ± 0.3

Spring 1997 Forsyth 5.8 / 7 ± 0.2
6.1 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 1996 Section 1 Barsky 5.5 / 7 ± 0.3
6.1 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 1996 Section 2 Forsyth 6.0 / 7 ± 0.3
6.1 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 1996 Section 3 Weiler 4.9 / 7 ± 0.7
5.8 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 1996 Barsky (1/3) 4.7 / 7 ± 0.5
5.5 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 1996 Forsyth (2/3) 5.9 / 7 ± 0.5
5.8 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 1996 Weiler (3/3) 3.5 / 7 ± 0.7
5.4 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 1995 Forsyth 5.3 / 7 ± 0.6
5.4 / 7 ± 0.6

Spring 1995 Forsyth 5.6 / 7 ± 0.4
6.1 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 1994 Barsky 5.0 / 7 ± 0.5
5.6 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 1994 Sequin 5.8 / 7 ± 0.4
6.0 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 1993 Section 1 Barsky 5.3 / 7 ± 0.3
5.7 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 1993 Section 2 Barsky 5.1 / 7 ± 0.4
5.1 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 1993 Barsky 5.7 / 7 ± 0.4
5.6 / 7 ± 0.6

Fall 1992 Section 2 Barsky 5.0 / 7 ± 0.4
5.3 / 7 ± 0.6

Spring 1992 Slater 5.8 / 7 ± 0.4
5.8 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 1991 Sequin 6.2 / 7 ± 0.3
6.1 / 7 ± 0.3

Spring 1991 Slater 6.5 / 7 ± 0.3
6.2 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 1990 Barsky 5.1 / 7 ± 0.4
5.2 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 1990 Section 1 Barsky 5.9 / 7 ± 0.4
5.8 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 1990 Section 2 Barsky 5.8 / 7 ± 0.3
5.7 / 7 ± 0.7

Fall 1989 Dippe 4.8 / 7 ± 0.7
5.2 / 7 ± 0.6

Spring 1989 Section 1 Barsky 5.9 / 7 ± 0.4
5.9 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 1989 Section 2 Barsky 5.8 / 7 ± 0.3
5.8 / 7 ± 0.6

Fall 1988 Section 2 Dippe 3.8 / 7 ± 0.7
4.7 / 7 ± 0.7

Overall Rating Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Computer Science 184 5.2 / 7 ± 0.0
5.5 / 7 ± 0.0

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