Bernd Hamann

Curriculum Vitae

Stratovan Corp.

October 3, 2023

Bernd Hamann - Lectures (Selection)

Talk Given at the Naval Postgraduate School [MP4 Video]

1. Computer Graphics (ECS 175), Fall Quarter 2020

All Lectures Made Available via UC Davis AggieVideo here

Lecture 1, October 1, 2020: Survey of Covered Computer Graphics Topics

Lecture 2, October 6, 2020: Line Drawing: DDA and Bresenham Line Drawing Methods

Lecture 3, October 8, 2020: Polygon Rasterizaton, Clipping and 2D Transformations

Lecture 4, October 13, 2020: Normalized & Homogeneous Coordinates, Concatenations

Lecture 5, October 15, 2020: Change of Coordinate Systems, Basic 3D Transformations

Lecture 6, October 20, 2020: More 3D Transformations (Rotation, Reflection, Projection)

Lecture 7, October 22, 2020: Axonometric and Oblique Projections, Painter's Algorithm

Lecture 8, October 27, 2020: Axonometric, Oblique and Perspective Projections

Lecture 9, October 29, 2020: Perspective Projection: The Camera Viewing Model

Lecture 10, November 3, 2020: Illumination and Lighting: The Phong Lighting Model

Lecture 11, November 5, 2020: Shading: Flat and Gouraud Shading, Halftoning

Lecture 12, November 10, 2020: Lighting, Projection, Visibility, Shading and Halftoning

Lecture 13, November 12, 2020: Z-Buffer, Curve Representations, Bezier Curves (Intro)

Lecture 14, November 17, 2020: Phong Shading, Bernstein Polynomials, Bezier Curves

Lecture 15, November 19, 2020: Bezier Curve Properties and the de Casteljau Algorithm

Lecture 16, November 24, 2020: Splines: B-spline Curves and the de Boor Algorithm

Lecture 17, December 1, 2020: B-spline Basis, Multiple Spline Control Points and Knots

Lecture 18, December 3, 2020: Bezier Curve Continuity, Ray Tracing Concepts (Intro)

Lecture 19, December 8, 2020: Ray Tracing: Intersections, Gradients, Data Structures

Lecture 20, December 10, 2020: Reflection and Refraction, Perspective Ray Tracing

2. Geometric Modeling (ECS 178), Winter Quarter 2008

All Lectures Made Available via UC Davis AggieVideo here

Lecture 1, January 8, 2008: Survey of Curve and Surface Modeling

Lecture 2, January 10, 2008: The de Casteljau Algorithm and Bezier Curves

Lecture 3, January 15, 2008: Bezier Curves: Derivatives and Subdivision

Lecture 4, January 17, 2008: Bezier Curves: Monomial Form and Degree Elevation

Lecture 5, January 22, 2008: Bezier Curves: Degree Reduction and Barycentric Form

Lecture 6, January 24, 2008: Aitken, Lagrange and Vandermonde Interpolation

Lecture 7, January 28, 2008: Piecewise Polynomial Hermite Interpolation

Lecture 8, January 31, 2008: Splines and Continuity, with a Focus on Bezier Curves

Lecture 9, February 5, 2008: C1-continuous and C2-continuous Spline Curves

Lecture 10, February 7, 2008: C2-continuous Cubic Spline Curves in Bezier Form

Lecture 11, February 12, 2008: Cubic Splines and Diagonal Matrices; End Conditions

Lecture 12, February 19, 2008: The de Boor Algorithm and B-spline Curves

Lecture 13, February 21, 2008: Knot Insertion for B-spline Curves and Subdivision

Lecture 14, February 26, 2008: Converting B-spline to Bezier Curves; Rational Curves

Lecture 15, February 28, 2008: Bezier Surfaces: Definition and de Casteljau Algorithm

Lecture 16, March 4, 2008: Bezier Surfaces: Partial Derivatives and Continuity

Lecture 17, March 6, 2008: Modeling with Rational Bezier and B-splines (NURBS)

3. Advanced Visualization (ECS 277), Spring Quarter 2012

a. All Lectures Made Available via UC Davis AggieVideo here

Lecture 1, April 3, 2012: Survey of Topics Covered in the Class

Lecture 2, April 5, 2012: Review of Fundamental Scalar Field Visualization Methods

Lecture 3, April 10, 2012: Ray Casting and High-degree Polynomial Approximation

Lecture 4, April 12, 2012: Ray Casting and Trilinear and Tricubic Approximation

Lecture 5, April 17, 2012: Review of Fundamental Flow Field Visualization Methods

Lecture 6, April 19, 2012: Topological Flow Field Analysis and Visualization

Lecture 7, April 24, 2012: Scattered Data Approximation and Interpolation

Lecture 8, April 26, 2012: Shepard's and Hardy's Multiquadric Interpolation Methods

Lecture 9, May 1, 2012: Triangulation-based Scattered Data Approximation

Lecture 10(1), May 3, 2012: Data Approximation Using Finite Elements - Part 1

Lecture 10(2), May 3, 2012: Data Approximation Using Finite Elements - Part 2

Lecture 11, May 8, 2012: Data Approximation for Triangle and Tetrahedral Meshes

Lecture 12, May 10, 2012: The Clough-Tocher Subdivision Scheme for Interpolation

Lecture 13, May 15, 2012: Voronoi Diagrams - Data Structures and Sibson Interpolation

Lecture 14, May 17, 2012: The Doo-Sabin Subdivision Scheme for Interpolation

Lecture 15, May 22, 2012: Volumetric Sibson Interpolation and Best Approximation

Lecture 16, May 24, 2012: Best Linear Spline Approximation (1D, 2D and 3D Domains)

b. The Same ECS 277 Lectures Made Available via YouTube here:

Lecture 1, April 3, 2012: Survey of Topics Covered in the Class

Lecture 2, April 5, 2012: Review of Fundamental Scalar Field Visualization Methods

Lecture 3, April 10, 2012: Ray Casting and High-degree Polynomial Approximation

Lecture 4, April 12, 2012: Ray Casting and Trilinear and Tricubic Approximation

Lecture 5, April 17, 2012: Review of Fundamental Flow Field Visualization Methods

Lecture 6, April 19, 2012: Topological Flow Field Analysis and Visualization

Lecture 7, April 24, 2012: Scattered Data Approximation and Interpolation

Lecture 8, April 26, 2012: Shepard's and Hardy's Multiquadric Interpolation Methods

Lecture 9, May 1, 2012: Triangulation-based Scattered Data Approximation

Lecture 10(1), May 3, 2012: Data Approximation Using Finite Elements - Part 1

Lecture 10(2), May 3, 2012: Data Approximation Using Finite Elements - Part 2

Lecture 11, May 8, 2012: Data Approximation for Triangle and Tetrahedral Meshes

Lecture 12, May 10, 2012: The Clough-Tocher Subdivision Scheme for Interpolation

Lecture 13, May 15, 2012: Voronoi Diagrams - Data Structures and Sibson Interpolation

Lecture 14, May 17, 2012: The Doo-Sabin Subdivision Scheme for Interpolation

Lecture 15, May 22, 2012: Volumetric Sibson Interpolation and Best Approximation

Lecture 16, May 24, 2012: Best Linear Spline Approximation (1D, 2D and 3D Domains)