The perspective at UConn has always been that the study of graphics relies strongly upon those mathematical disciplines. In particular, the undergraduate graphics course has been jointly offered by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science. The course will be offered in a seminar fashion, where the critical core background material will be developed within approximately the first third of the semester. The next third will be devoted to examination of current literature of interest to the participants. The final third will be directed towards projects.
Possible projects are new mathematical techniques, new algorithms, literature surveys, etc.
These are to be arranged between the students and Dr. Peters, and are customized to the student's interests, background and talents. Team projects are also quite possible, where one student might consider mathematical foundations and another may create a corresponding software implementation. Such cross-disciplinary work between students in mathematics and those in computer science will be encouraged. Enrollment is limited to be able to accommodate the seminar format. Furthermore, early registration is crucial for the course to be arranged.