Computer Laboratory  Course pages 2011–12   Computer Graphics
and Image Processing  Lecturer: Professor P. Robinson  No. of
lectures: 16  Prerequisite courses: Algorithms, Mathematical
Methods for Computer Science (for one lecture of Image
Processing part of the course)  This course is a prerequisite
for Advanced Graphics (Part II).   To introduce the necessary
background, the basic algorithms, and the applications of
computer graphics and image processing. A large proportion of
the course considers the design and optimisation of algorithms,
so can be considered a practical application of the lessons
learnt in the Algorithms course.     • Background. What is an
image? What are computer graphics, image processing, and
computer vision? How do they relate to one another? Image
capture. Image display. Human vision. Resolution and
quantisation. Colour and colour spaces. Storage of images in
memory, and double buffering. Display devices: the inner
workings of CRTs, LCDs, and printers. [3 lectures]    • 2D
Computer