13.003 is a first course in Computational Geometry and Visualization.
It includes elements of:
- Elementary differential geometry
- Geometric modeling of curves and surfaces
- Computer graphics
- Computer visualization of physical fields.
It also attempts to integrate the above concepts into a computational prototype via homeworks and a team term project. Projects are different each year. The computer language of choice for 13.003 and the design subjects 13.017 and 13.018 is C.
PREREQUISTITES:
- 18.03 and 10.001 or 1.00
- typically taken concurrently with 13.002.
Lectures and Recitation
Monday 2 - 4 PM, Room 1-132 (Regular attendance required)
Instructor:
Prof. Nicholas Patrikalakis
E-mail: nmp@mit.edu
Room: 5-428
Telephone: 617 253 4555
Office hours: Monday 11-noon and any time by appointment arranged via e-mail.
Course Administrative Assistant:
Kristin Gunst
E-mail: gunst@mit.edu
Room: 5-426
Telephone: 617 253 8372
Teaching Assistant:
Pubudu Wariyapola
E-mail: gitano@mit.edu
Room: MIT 5-430 or 5-423 (Design Lab)
Telephone: 617 253 7799 (MIT office) or 617 253 8295 (MIT OE Design Lab) or 617 253 8115 (Campus addresss)
Office lab hours: Wednesdays and Fridays 3:30 - 5:00 PM and anytime by appointment arranged via e-mail.
Course web page:
All information for this course can be accessed via the Internet at http://deslab.mit.edu/DesignLab/13.003
If you have not yet done so, please fill out the
SGI workstation rooms:
| ROOM NUMBER |
Machines available |
| 7-321 |
4 |
| 1-142 |
16 |
| 37-312 |
4 |
| W20-575 |
29 |
| 2-225 |
13 |
| 4-035 |
20 |
| 56-129 |
2 |
| Rotch Library |
4-035 (e-class)
email < eclass@mit.edu > for reservations |
Course text:
There is no required course text but course notes will be handed out during the term. A major part of the course notes is presently available and you can get them from Ms. Gunst in Room 5-426 at a cost of $25 (covering these notes and other handouts during the term) each, checks payable to MIT
Course resources on reserve at Barker Library:
- J. D. Foley, A. Van Dam, S. K. Feiner, and J. F. Hughes. Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 2nd edition, 1990.
- A. Kelley and I. Pohl. A Book on C: Programming in C. Benjamin Cummings Publishing Company, Redwood City, California, 1995.
- B. W. Kernighan and D. M. Ritchie. The C Programming Language. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 2nd edition, 1988.
- MathWorks, Inc. MATLAB, High-Performance Numeric Computation and Visualization Software:
Reference Guide. MathWorks, Natick, Mass., 1992.
- M. E. Mortenson. Geometric Modeling. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2nd edition, 1997.
- J. Neider, T. Davis, and M. Woo. OpenGL Programming Guide: the Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Release
1. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, Mass, 1993.
- OpenGL Architecture Review Board. OpenGL Reference Manual: the Official Reference Document for OpenGL, Release
1. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, Mass, 1993.
- W. H. Press et al. Numerical Recipes in C. Cambridge University Press, 1988.
- D. F. Rogers and J. A. Adams. Mathematical Elements for Computer Graphics. McGraw-Hill Inc., 1990. Second Edition.
Course Grading:
Weekly homework assignments: 30% [typically due 2 PM on Mondays as requested]
Midterm quiz: 30%
Term project: 40%
Regular class attendance is expected
- Homeworks are individual effort.
- Discussing homeworks is permitted but no collaboration on coding or analytical solutions is permitted.
- Late homework submissions are discouraged, though extensions may be granted by the TA.
- Quiz is individual effort and open book(s) and notes.
- Term project is a joint effort of entire class, but all students should participate in final project report via individual sections and individual presentations on May 8, 2000.
Course Syllabus and Due Dates:
Course lecture schedule and assignment dates can be found on the course web site at http://deslab.mit.edu/DesignLab/13.003/.
Links of Interest:
LINK BACK TO THE COURSE HOME PAGE
Page created and maintained by Fred Baker, Research Engineer with the MIT Department of Ocean Engineering Design Lab. Last updated 1/26/00.