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Computer graphics in undergraduate computational science education

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Steve Cunningham,

Angela B. ShifletAuthors Info & Claims

SIGCSE '03: Proceedings of the 34th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education

Pages 372 - 375

https://doi.org/10.1145/611892.612010

Published: 11 January 2003 Publication History

Abstract

Computer graphics is an important part of a working scientist's toolkit. The graphics may be provided by resources with the scientist's group or by capabilities of the toolkits that the scientist uses directly in his or her work. However, in order for the scientist to understand how computer graphics images represent models and what possibilities there are for this representation, and for the occasional time when the scientist may want to create a presentation that is beyond the capability of standard tools, it is important for the science student to understand the basic capabilities and processes of computer graphics. This paper outlines how a computational science program can give students the background they need to have this understanding.

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Index Terms

Computer graphics in undergraduate computational science education
1. Applied computing
2. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 35, Issue 1
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Suselo TWünsche BLuxton-Reilly ASimon Luxton-Reilly A(2019)Technologies and Tools to Support Teaching and Learning Computer GraphicsProceedings of the Twenty-First Australasian Computing Education Conference10.1145/3286960.3286972(96-105)Online publication date: 29-Jan-2019
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3286960.3286972
Gutierrez MThalmann DVexo F(2004)Creating CyberworldsProceedings of the 2004 International Conference on Cyberworlds10.1109/CW.2004.28(401-408)Online publication date: 18-Nov-2004
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/CW.2004.28
Westphal BHarris FFadali M(2003)Graphical programming: a vehicle for teaching computer problem solving33rd Annual Frontiers in Education, 2003. FIE 2003.10.1109/FIE.2003.1264759(F4C_19-F4C_23)Online publication date: 2003
https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2003.1264759

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