Mathematics for Computer Graphics

• Main Author: Vince, John (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2006.
• Edition: 2.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer science > Mathematics.; Computer simulation.; Computer graphics.; Computer Science.; Mathematics of Computing.; Simulation and Modeling.; Computer Graphics.; Math Applications in Computer Science.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Mathematics
• Numbers
• Algebra
• Trigonometry
• Cartesian Coordinates
• Vectors
• Transformation
• Interpolation
• Curves and Patches
• Analytic Geometry
• Barycentric Coordinates
• Worked Examples
• Conclusion.