Mini C++ Lab
Marco Tarini
Università degli Studi di Milano
2026/2027
What this is not: The C++ MiniLab is not part of any course, and is not related to the exam of any course.
It is not, by any means, mandatory.
What this is: The C++ MiniLab is an occasion given to the students to learn C++, by coding, as an example, the 3D math concepts that are used in courses such as 3DVG, Computer Graphics, and others. The C++ language is not a subject of any of these courses, or of their exams, but it's one of the de-facto standard languages of 3D graphics and videoGames.
When: At the end of every other lecture of 3DVG, 18:30.
Where: Sigma room
How long: Approx 1h per meeting.
Language: English
How to partecipate: Just bring a laptop, with some IDE installed (e.g. Visual Studio) and a C++ compliler;
make sure that you can already compile and exectue
a "hello world" program.
Sessions:
| 01 |
2026-04-15
(Wednesday)
18:30..19:30
Sigma Room |
Kick-off: a class for 3D vectors. |
main.cpp
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| 02 |
2026-04-20
(Monday)
18:30..19:30
Sigma Room |
3D vector operations. |
main.cpp
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| 03 |
2026-04-27
(Monday)
18:30..19:30
Sigma Room |
A multifile project. |
lab03.zip
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| 04 |
2026-05-06
(Wednesday)
18:30..19:30
Sigma Room |
A class for images. |
lab04.zip
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| 05 |
2026-05-15
(Friday)
18:30..19:30
Sigma Room |
A procedural checkerboard.
|
lab05.zip
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| 06 |
2026-05-20
(Wednesday)
18:30..19:30
Sigma Room |
Raytracing a sphere.
|
lab06.zip
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| 07 |
2026-05-25
(Monday)
18:30..20:00
Sigma Room |
Raytracing two spheres.
|
lab07.zip
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| 08 |
2026-05-29
(Friday)
18:30..20:00
Sigma Room |
A templated class for images.
|
lab08.zip
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| 09 |
2026-06-08
(Monday)
18:30..20:00
Sigma Room |
A class for graphs. Shortest path: setup.
|
lab09.zip
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| 10 |
2026-06-12
(Friday)
18:30..20:00
Sigma Room |
Shortest path (Dijkstra).
|
lab10.zip
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| 11 |
2026-06-15
(Monday)
18:30..20:00
Sigma Room |
Optimizations: A*, priority queue.
|
lab11.zip
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