Saarland University
Geometric Modeling
Lecture with tutorials, (Vst.-Nr. 93284)
Instructors: Hans-Peter Seidel, Rhaleb Zayer
Tutors: Thomas Leimkuehler, Ben Wiederhake
Lectures:
Time: Tuesdays 14:15 - 15:45
Thursdays 10:15 - 11:45
Location: Room 024, E1.4 (MPII-Building)
Tutorials:
Group A: Wednesdays 12:15-13:45h, Room 023, E1.4 (MPII-Building)
Group B: Wednesdays 16:15-17:45h, Room 021, E1.4 (MPII-Building)
Credit Points: 9
Office hours: Thursdays 13:00-15:00. Additional appointments can be coordinated via e-mail
Class materials: Available for download. The username and password will be provided in the lecture.
Lecture slides will be posted shortly after each the lecture.
This section will be regularly updated during the semester.
Please note that you need to sign up with us, and with HISPOS separately. The information is not passed automatically (either way).
To register with us, please send an email to Thomas Leimkuehler within the first two weeks of the lecture.
Include: Name, student number, your email, “Studienordnung”
Recent progress in Geometric Modeling has been stimulated by numerous applications in engineering and multimedia. The purpose of the course is to give an introduction to classical and modern mathematical techniques employed in Geometric Modeling and to demonstrate how these techniques are useful for across engineering, entertainment, and multimedia applications. The course will also serve as a starting point for those students who wish to use Geometric Modeling concepts and ideas in their own research. Topics to be covered include shape interpolation and approximation with piecewise polynomial curves and surfaces, mesh processing, and multiresolution modeling.
Course topics:
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Progr. tutorial |
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Midterm |
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Midterm correction |
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Mini Projects |
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M.P. Progress |
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Ass. #9: theory |
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Software
Matlab will be used for the practical tutorials. The software is available for free through the university IT-Services. Please check their website for details.
The course is suitable for MS students. Familiarity with basic computer graphics (or motivation to quickly learn them) is desirable. Assessment will be based on weekly assignments, midterm, final exam, and an optional re-exam.
To be admitted to the exams, you need to
o Turn in 100% of all homework assignments. Yes, you need to work on all assignments.
o Receive at least 50% of all homework points
o Midterm exam: Tuesday June 7th, 1400-1600, HS001 in E1 3
o Final exam: Thursday August 4th, 1000-1200 HS001 in E1 3
o Thursday October 6th, 1000-1200 HS001 in E1 3
Main textbooks, on shelf in the CS-library ("Semesterapparat")
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