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Author Shirley, Peter, 1963-

Title Fundamentals of computer graphics / Peter Shirley ; with Michael Ashikhmin ... [and others]
Edition [Second edition]
Published Wellesley, Mass. : AK Peters, 2005

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 W'PONDS  006.6 Shi/Foc 2005  AVAILABLE
Description xv, 623 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Miscellaneous math -- 3. Raster algorithms -- 4. Signal processing -- 5. Linear algebra -- 6. Transformation matrices -- 7. Viewing -- 8. Hidden surface elimination -- 9. Surface shading -- 10. Ray tracing -- 11. Texture mapping -- 12. A full graphics pipeline -- 13. Data structures for graphics -- 14. Sampling -- 15. Curves -- 16. Computer animation -- 17. Using graphics hardware -- 18. Building interactive graphics applications -- 19. Light -- 20. Color -- 21. Visual perception -- 22. Tone reproduction -- 23. Global illumination -- 24. Reflection models -- 25. Image-based rendering -- 26. Visualization
Summary "The second edition of this text gives students a comprehensive, fundamental introduction to computer graphics. It presents the mathematical foundations of computer graphics with a focus on geometric intuition, allowing the programmer to understand and apply those foundations to the development of efficient code."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Computer graphics.
Author Ashikhmin, Michael.
LC no. 2005048904
ISBN 1568812698