After teaching a computer graphics course for several years, we have found four major
problems: (1) course materials are inadequate, (2) “programming” alone is not sufficient, (3) the
“design” component is missing, and (4) graphics educational research is almost non-existent in spite
of the recent and rapid advance of graphics technology. The following sections discuss each of
these problems in some detail.
2.1 Course Materials Are Inadequate
Comparing the content of popular graphics textbooks
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with features available in low-end
graphics systems shows that some topics in our textbooks are a little out-of-date. A survey
conducted by Wolfe
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clearly shows that most syllabi did not cover all four important components
of graphics. Topics frequently covered (e.g., viewing transformations, lighting models, and 3D
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