TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vince,John
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Mathematics for Computer Graphics
SN  - 9781846282836
AV  - QA76.9.M35 
U1  - 004.0151 23
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London
PB  - Springer London
KW  - Computer science
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Computer simulation
KW  - Computer graphics
KW  - Computer Science
KW  - Mathematics of Computing
KW  - Simulation and Modeling
KW  - Computer Graphics
KW  - Math Applications in Computer Science
N1  - Mathematics -- Numbers -- Algebra -- Trigonometry -- Cartesian Coordinates -- Vectors -- Transformation -- Interpolation -- Curves and Patches -- Analytic Geometry -- Barycentric Coordinates -- Worked Examples -- Conclusion
N2  - Baffled by maths? Then don't give up hope. John Vince will show you how to understand many of the mathematical ideas used in computer animation, virtual reality, CAD, and other areas of computer graphics. In thirteen chapters you will rediscover - and hopefully discover for the first time a new way of understanding - the mathematical techniques required to solve problems and design computer programs for computer graphic applications. Each chapter explores a specific mathematical topic and takes you forward into more advanced areas until you are able to understand 3D curves and surface patches, and solve problems using vectors. After reading the book, you should be able to refer to more challenging books with confidence and develop a greater insight into the design of computer graphics software. Get to grips with mathematics fast ... • Numbers • Algebra • Trigonometry • Coordinate geometry • Transforms • Vectors • Curves and surfaces • Barycentric coordinates • Analytic geometry Mathematics for Computer Graphics, Second Edition The book you will read once, and refer to over and over again!
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-283-7
ER  -