Tel Aviv University School of Mathematics

Spring 2001, Wed. 17:00-20:00, room: Physics 105

CAGD - Computer Aided Geometric Design (0368.4403)

Dr. Adi Levin


Prerequisites: Numerical analysis, programming skills. Having taken the course Computer Graphics is an advantage but not a requirement.

The course is geared towards graduate students in applied mathematics and in computer science. Third-year undergrads are welcome.

The students will learn and implement mathematical methods for the representation and manipulation of 3D geometric models. The following topics will be covered:



The weekly assignments will involve programming. See the submission instructions.

The weekly assignments are available online.

Lecture notes are available for lecture #8 on subdivision curves. You can also download a PowerPoint presentation that I used for the introduction to subdivision curves & surfaces.

A zip file containing all of the possible final assignments an be downloaded. You will need WinZip to unzip it.

Recommended books:

  1. Curves and Surfaces for Computer-Aided Geometric Design (4th ED) -- Gerald E. Farin
  2. Computer Aided Geometric Design -- Josef Hoschek / Dieter Lasser
  3. Geometric Concepts for Geometric Design -- Wolfgang Boehm / Hartmut Prautzsch
  4. The NURBS Book -- Les A. Piegl, W. Tiller
  5. A Practical Guide to Splines -- Carl de Boor