SUBJECT
Title
Visualization
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
3
Recommended in
Semester 2
Typically offered in
Spring semester
Course description
The aim of the course is to present methods used in natural sciences to visualize information, including algorithms, programming techniques and available software packages. How to prepare 2D graphics, graphs and 3D illustration based on available data. Short introduction to the IDL and MatLab programming language. Programming in OpenGL and DirectX. Software and hardware background of stereoscopic and volumetric 3D visualization.
Readings
required readings:
- Ware: Information Visualization, Morgan Kaufmann, 2004
- Bonneau and Nielson: Scientific Visulaization, Springer, 2006