Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top-Down Approach Using OpenGL (5th Edition) - Hardcover

Angel, Edward

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Computer animation and graphics–once rare, complicated, and comparatively expensive–are now prevalent in everyday life from the computer screen to the movie screen. Interactive Computer Graphics is the only introduction to computer graphics text for undergraduates that fully integrates OpenGL and emphasizes application-based programming. Using C and C++, the top-down, programming-oriented approach allows for coverage of engaging 3D material early in the course so students immediately begin to create their own...

About the Author

Edward Angel is a professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and media arts at the University of New Mexico. He holds a PhD from the University of Southern California and a BS in engineering from the California Institute of Technology. He is also the director of Art, Research, Technology, and Science Laboratory (ARTS Lab) and the Arts Technology Center at the University of New Mexico. He...

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FIFTH EDITION

Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top-Down Approach Using OpenGL®

Edward Angel, University of New Mexico

 

This book introduces students to the core concepts of computer graphics with full integration of OpenGL and an emphasis on application-based programming. using C and C++, the top-down, programming-oriented approach allows students to quickly begin creating their own 3D graphics. Low-level algorithms, such as those for line drawing and filling...

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  • PublisherAddison Wesley
  • Publication date2008
  • ISBN 10 0321535863
  • ISBN 13 9780321535863
  • BindingHardcover
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Edition number5
  • Number of pages864
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    • 3.76 out of 5 stars
      96 ratings by Goodreads

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