Mathematics for Computer Graphics - Rilegato

Hoggar, S. G.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521375746 ISBN 13: 9780521375740

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Riassunto

This unique textbook introduces the geometry, analysis and topology necessary to understand the mathematical framework for computer graphics.

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Descrizione del libro

This textbook , based on courses taught by the author to students in the USA and Europe, introduces the geometry, analysis and topology necessary to understand the mathematical framework for computer graphics. Topics range from symmetry and tiling to chaos and fractals. Applications include computational geometry, numerical analysis and geometrical modelling.

Contenuti

1. Isometries; 2. How isometries combine; 3. The braid patterns; 4. Plane patterns and their symmetries; 5. The 17 plane patterns; 6. More plane truth; 7. Matrix and vector algebra; 8. Isometrics in 3-space; 9. Quaternions and rotations; 10. Fractals and nature; 11. Basic topology; 12. Compact sets, connected sets, holes and homeomorphisms; 13. The existence and uniqueness of fractals; 14. Iterated function systems; 15. Addresses, measures, and the Random Iteration Algorithm; 16. Julia and Mandelbrot and beyond.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0521375746
• ISBN 13: 9780521375740
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 490
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile