Computer Geometry | Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Computer Geometry (17.IA018A)

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Engineering Animation (Year: 1, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Design
ECTS	4

Enabling students to solve complex problems in computer graphics and geometry.

To apply acquired knowledge in the further educational process as well as in the future professional work.

Algorithms and procedures for solving fundamental geometry problems, which are set in two dimensions or three dimensions. Dynamic computer geometry. Point location. Convex Hull visualization: two-dimensional, dynamic, three-dimensional. Drawing the graphs. Visualization of visibility. Fractals. Vornoi diagrams, Delaunay triangulation. Geometry of rectangle.

Lecture and Practice in the computer laboratory. Consultations.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Uldis Zarins	Anatomy for Sculptors Understanding the Human Figure	2014	Exonicus Inc	English
De Berg, M. et al.	Computational Geometry: Algorithms and Applications	2008	Springer, Berlin	English
John Loustau and Meighan Dillon	Linear Geometry with Computer Graphics	1992	CRC Press	English
Uldis Zarins	Anatomy of Facial Expression	2017	Exonicus Inc	English
Preparata, F.P., Shamos, M.I.	Computational Geometry: an Introduction	1985	Springer-Verlag, New York	English
Jorge Angeles and Damiano Pasini	Fundamentals of Geometry Construction: The Math Behind the CAD	2020	Springer	English
Giuseppe Di Battista, Peter Eades, Roberto Tamassia, Ioannis G. Tollis	Drawing: Algorithms for the Visualization of Graphs	1999	Prentice-Hall	English
Jan Erik Solem	Programming Computer Vision with Python: Tools and algorithms for analyzing images 1st Edition	2012	O'Reilly Media	English
Robert Bridson	Fluid Simulation for Computer Graphics 2nd Edition	2016	CRC Press	English
Andreas Deja	The Nine Old Men: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from Disney's Great Animators 1st Edition	2015	Routledge	English
Thomas F. Banchoff	Beyond the Third Dimension: Geometry, Computer Graphics, and Higher Dimensions	1990	W H Freeman & Co	English
Shun-ichi Amari	Information Geometry and Its Applications	2016	Springer	English
Simon J. D. Prince	Computer Vision: Models, Learning, and Inference 1st Edition	2012	Cambridge University Press	English
Joseph O'Rourke	Computational Geometry in C	1998	Cambridge University Press	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Project	Yes	Yes	30.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Project task	Yes	Yes	15.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	30.00
Project task	Yes	Yes	15.00
Computer exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00