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CS Unplugged: Field guide: Computer Graphics

An online resource for teaching Computer Science to students, this chapter focusses on Coding - Computer Graphics. This chapter covers basic techniques that are used to create computer graphics. Use the interactives to explore graphics transformations. Learn more about the fundamental operation of drawing lines and circles as computer graphics. This chapter has a strong connection to mathematics curricula.

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Year band(s)	1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10
Format	Web page
Core and overarching concepts	Implementation (programming)
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)	AC9TDI2P01 Investigate simple problems for known users that can be solved with digital systems AC9TDI2P02 Follow and describe algorithms involving a sequence of steps, branching (decisions) and iteration (repetition) AC9TDI4P01 Define problems with given design criteria and by co-creating user stories AC9TDI4P02 Follow and describe algorithms involving sequencing, comparison operators (branching) and iteration AC9TDI6P02 Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration AC9TDI8P05 Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode AC9TDI8P06 Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors AC9TDI10P09 Implement, modify and debug modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures, including in an object-oriented programming language
Keywords	Professional learning, Computer Graphics, Transformation, Rotations, Lines, Circles, Pixels, Linear graph, Linear equation, Bresenham's Line Algorithm
Organisation	University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Copyright	University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.