Scientific Visualization Two definitions Ed Angel, Computer Science UNM: The merging of data with the display of geometric objects through computer graphics Barbara Tversky, Stanford Psychology: Conveying information using graphical techniques Challenges Large data sets Data does not equal geometry Data point may be multidimensional Image from Dr. Etimov
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Scientific Visualization Texts Computer Graphics: Programming, Problem Solving, and Visual Communication, Steve Cunningham. 2003. available online at http://www.cs.csustan.edu/~rsc/NSF/ Envisioning Information, E. Tufte. Cheshire Press, 1990. Inspiration from Hanrahan Advice from Cunningham, Shifflet and Wolfe
Scientific Visualization Goals for next semester’s class Learn fundamental graphics concepts Learn algorithms Write programs to create effective images for scientific applications Use datasets from different disciplines Graphics pipeline Modeling Transformations Color, Lighting, Shading Interaction Visual communication for sciences Programming with graphics API, such as OpenGL