CS 391: Scientific Visualization
Syllabus
Class web site
You are responsible for checking the class web site regularly. Announcements
and assignments will be posted. The URL is
http://cs.gettysburg.edu/~cpresser/cs391.
Prerequisites
CS 111 or consent of instructor.
Text
Schroeder, Martin and Lorensen. The Visualization Toolkit: An Object-Oriented Approach to 3D Graphics. 3rd ed. Kitware, 2002.
Topics
| vtk | VRML |
| tcl/tk | Scene Graphs |
| Computer Graphics | Perception |
| Data Structures | Color |
| Texture | Flow Visualization |
| Image Processing | Interaction |
Attendance Policy
You are expected to attend class regularly and keep up with the reading.
You are expected to read the material BEFORE coming to class on the day
that it is discussed. A comprehensive list of readings is given on the
calendar on the class web page.
Grading Policy
Homeworks and project must be submitted at the beginning of class on the
day they are due. Late homework will not be accepted!
I expect you to read the assigned material before you come to class.
To motivate you in this regard, there will be frequent quizzes and oral
examinations.
For the oral examinations, I will spend the first 5 to 10 minutes
of class asking randomly chosen students to explain the
assigned reading material. You will be allowed to use notes you have
taken, but you cannot reference the source material, nor can you get
help from other students. I recognize that you are taking other
demanding classes so you will be allowed one chance to be "passed over"
on an oral exam.
There will be 2 tests during the semester, their dates are given below.
Make-up tests will only be given under special circumstances.
The date and time final exam are set by the registrar. The instructor does
not have the authority to adjust this. The final exam will
be given to the entire class at this time, no exceptions, no exemptions.
Grade Distribution
| Homework | 15% |
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| Symposium Project | 20% |
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| Other Projects | 15% |
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| Tests | 30% |
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| Final | 20% |
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Grade Ranges
| A+ | 99 - 100 | A | 93 - 98 | A- | 90 - 92 |
| B+ | 88 - 89 | B | 83 - 87 | B- | 80 - 82 |
| C+ | 78 - 79 | C | 73 - 77 | C- | 70 - 72 |
| D+ | 68 - 69 | D | 60 - 67 | F | below 60 |
Exam dates
| First Test | 2/12 |
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| Second Test | 3/25 |
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| Final | 5/15 | 1:30 pm |
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Honor Code and Honor Code Violations
All Gettysburg College students are expected to abide by the Honor Code.
All work in this course is to be done individually
unless the instructor specifically states otherwise.
This includes assigned projects as well as regular class work. The use of the
computer may make it more tempting and easier to pass off another person’s
work as your own. This is UNACCEPTABLE.
The department is always very aggressive about enforcement of the Honor Code.
Please send questions and comments to:
cpresser@gettysburg.edu
Last modified: Sat Aug 11 16:49:28 Eastern Daylight Time 2001