Writing a research paper, report, or presentation? Tired of turning in a plain, boring assignment? Learn how to create your own images in 3D to set yourself apart from the other students! This is an introductory level course where modern graphics paradigms and technologies will be overviewed. Students will learn to design elements in a scene, build them, texture them, light them, and render them to image using 3dsmax software. Animation will either be touched upon lightly or left for a subsequent course.

With the increase in the number of Apple computers in use in the academic community, Mac OSX is a force to be reckoned with. If you've switched recently or would like to know how to use your friend's Mac, this is the course for you. We'll blaze through typical ways of using OSX to do what you want. We'll learn how to avoid common mistakes recent switchers make. And we'll learn a few neat tricks that others around you might not even know about!