Lab 0: Practice with C++
Here are some views of C vs C++ and
"Java is C++ without the guns, knives, and clubs" according to James Gosling
Mentoring, Creativity
Please take plenty of notes in the class. Some of the material discussed in class can be found in class handouts and the text. However, not all of it is found there. Also, you may find it useful to print out the handouts so that you can add your own written comments and notes.
SIGGRAPH
Math Topics - Vectors: representation, addition, length, normalization, dot and cross products (see handout and class discussion)