UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
Bachelor in Computer Applications (BCA)
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester VI- BCA322 - Computer Graphics

Lecturer/Lab Hours per Week: 6
Duration: 3 hrs
Max Makrs: 100
Credit: 4

UNIT- I :

Introduction to computer Graphics - Video display devices- Raster scan Systems -Random Scan Systems - Interactive input devices - Hard copy devices - Graphics software - Output primitives - line drawing algorithms - initialising lines - line function - circle Generating algorithms.

Unit - II

Attributes of output Primitives - line attributes - Color and Grayscale style - Area filling algorithms - Character attributes inquiry functions - Two dimensional transformation - Basic transformation - Composite transformation - Matrix representation - other transformations.

Unit - III

Two - dimensional viewing - window- to view port co-ordinate transformation - clipping algorithms - Interactive input methods - Physical input devices - logical classification of input devices - interactive picture construction methods.

Unit - IV

Three - dimensional concepts - Three dimensional display methods - parallel Projection - Perspective Projection - Depth Cueing - Visible line and surface identification - Three dimensional transformation.

Unit - V

Three dimensional viewing - Projection - Viewing transformation - implementation of viewing operations - Hidden surface and Hidden line removal - backface removals.

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