9781138381476-1138381470-An Integrated Introduction to Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling (Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer Graphics, Geometric Modeling, and Animation Series)

An Integrated Introduction to Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling (Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer Graphics, Geometric Modeling, and Animation Series)

ISBN-13: 9781138381476
ISBN-10: 1138381470
Edition: 1
Author: Ronald Goldman
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: CRC Press
Format: Unknown Binding 592 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781138381476
ISBN-10: 1138381470
Edition: 1
Author: Ronald Goldman
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: CRC Press
Format: Unknown Binding 592 pages

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An Integrated Introduction to Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling (Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer Graphics, Geometric Modeling, and Animation Series) (ISBN-13: 9781138381476 and ISBN-10: 1138381470), written by authors Ronald Goldman, was published by CRC Press in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Computer Science (Rendering & Ray Tracing, Graphics & Design, Algorithms, Programming, Game Programming, Graphics & Multimedia, Software Design, Testing & Engineering) books. You can easily purchase or rent An Integrated Introduction to Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling (Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer Graphics, Geometric Modeling, and Animation Series) (Unknown Binding) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Computer Science books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Taking a novel, more appealing approach than current texts, An Integrated Introduction to Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling focuses on graphics, modeling, and mathematical methods, including ray tracing, polygon shading, radiosity, fractals, freeform curves and surfaces, vector methods, and transformation techniques. The author begins with fractals, rather than the typical line-drawing algorithms found in many standard texts. He also brings the turtle back from obscurity to introduce several major concepts in computer graphics.

Supplying the mathematical foundations, the book covers linear algebra topics, such as vector geometry and algebra, affine and projective spaces, affine maps, projective transformations, matrices, and quaternions. The main graphics areas explored include reflection and refraction, recursive ray tracing, radiosity, illumination models, polygon shading, and hidden surface procedures. The book also discusses geometric modeling, including planes, polygons, spheres, quadrics, algebraic and parametric curves and surfaces, constructive solid geometry, boundary files, octrees, interpolation, approximation, Bezier and B-spline methods, fractal algorithms, and subdivision techniques.

Making the material accessible and relevant for years to come, the text avoids descriptions of current graphics hardware and special programming languages. Instead, it presents graphics algorithms based on well-established physical models of light and cogent mathematical methods.

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