A COMPUTER-GRAPHICS CURRICULUM AT THE UNIVERSITY-OF-COIMBRA

Undergraduate students at the Mathematics Department of the University of Coimbra (DM-FCTUC) can choose computer graphics as one of their ma in study areas. Thus, they attend several courses ranging from those c overing computer graphics fundamentals, to others dealing with more ad vanced and application subjects like geometric modelling and computer- aided design. The authors describe the structure and contents of the c urrently offered computer graphics curriculum, its positioning in the mathematics curriculum, and the relative significance of the various c urriculum components. For of the courses taught, software tools develo ped to support the student's learning process are briefly presented.