3D Computer Graphics : A Mathematical Introduction with OpenGL

Sam Buss

ISBN 10: 0521821037 / ISBN 13: 9780521821032

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2003

About this Item

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 3D Computer Graphics : A Mathematical Introduction with OpenGL
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521821037
• ISBN 13: 9780521821032
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 260W x 183H x 26D millimeters 260 millimeters width by 183 millimeters height by 26 millimeters depth
• Weight: 937 grams

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Synopsis

This introduction to 3D computer graphics emphasizes fundamentals and the mathematics underlying computer graphics, while also covering programming techniques using OpenGL, a platform-independent graphics programming environment. The minimal prerequisites make it suitable for self-study or for use as an advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate text as the author leads step-by-step from the basics of transformations to advanced topics such as animations and kinematics. Accompanying software, including source code for a ray tracing software package, is available freely from the book's web site.

Book Description

This introduction to 3D computer graphics emphasises fundamentals and the mathematics underlying computer graphics while also covering programming techniques using OpenGL, a platform-independent graphics programming environment. Topics include transformations and viewing, lighting and shading, ray tracing, radiosity, texture mapping and color theory, and aspects of animation, including quaternions, orientation, and inverse kinematics.The book is aimed at the advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate level, and can also be used for self-study. The minimal prerequisites, basic knowledge of calculus and vectors, are reviewed in an appendix. Novice OpenGL programmers may also want to consult an OpenGL programming guide.