3-D computer graphics : a mathematical introduction with OpenGL

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Title:

3-D computer graphics : a mathematical introduction with OpenGL

Author:

Buss, Samuel R.

ISBN:

9780521821032

Personal Author:

Buss, Samuel R.

Publication Information:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Physical Description:

xvi, 371 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Contents:

I. Introduction -- II. Transformations and Viewing -- III. Lighting, Illumination, and Shading -- IV. Averaging and Interpolation -- V. Texture Mapping -- VI. Color -- VII. Bezier Curves -- VIII. B-Splines -- IX. Ray Tracing -- X. Intersection Testing -- XI. Radiosity -- XII. Animation and Kinematics -- A. Mathematics Background -- B. RayTrace Software Package.

Abstract:

"This book is aimed at the advanced undergraduate level or introductory graduate level and can also be used for self-study. Prerequisites include basic knowledge of calculus and vectors. The OpenGL programming portions require knowledge of programming in C or C++. The more important features of OpenGL are covered in the book, but it is intended to be used in conjunction with another OpenGL programming book."--BOOK JACKET.

Title Subject:

OpenGL.

Subject Term:

Computer graphics.

Three-dimensional display systems.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam031/2002034804.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam031/2002034804.html Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam033/2002034804.html

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Summary

This textbook, first published in 2003, emphasises the fundamentals and the mathematics underlying computer graphics. The minimal prerequisites, a basic knowledge of calculus and vectors plus some programming experience in C or C++, make the book suitable for self study or for use as an advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate text. The author gives a thorough treatment of transformations and viewing, lighting and shading models, interpolation and averaging, Bézier curves and B-splines, ray tracing and radiosity, and intersection testing with rays. Additional topics, covered in less depth, include texture mapping and colour theory. The book covers some aspects of animation, including quaternions, orientation, and inverse kinematics, and includes source code for a Ray Tracing software package. The book is intended for use along with any OpenGL programming book, but the crucial features of OpenGL are briefly covered to help readers get up to speed. Accompanying software is available freely from the book's web site.