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Fundamentals of Computer Graphics

By Peter Shirley; Steve Marschner

Book information

Publisher
A K Peters/CRC Press
Year
2015
ISBN
978-1482229394, 1482229390, B017U3EWLW
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
36 MB (37557847 bytes)
Edition
Fourth Edition
Pages
748\0
Time added
2019-03-09 18:46:33

Description

Drawing on an impressive roster of experts in the field,Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, Fourth Editionoffers an ideal resource for computer course curricula as well as a user-friendly personal or professional reference. Focusing on geometric intuition, the book gives the necessary information for understanding how images get onto the screen by using the complementary approaches of ray tracing and rasterization. It covers topics common to an introductory course, such as sampling theory, texture mapping, spatial data structure, and splines. It also includes a number of contributed chapters from authors known for their expertise and clear way of explaining concepts. Highlights of the Fourth Edition Include: Updated coverage of existing topics Major updates and improvements to several chapters, including texture mapping, graphics hardware, signal processing, and data structures A text now printed entirely in four-color to enhance illustrative figures of concepts The fourth edition ofFundamentals of Computer Graphicscontinues to provide an outstanding and comprehensive introduction to basic computer graphic technology and theory. It retains an informal and intuitive style while improving precision, consistency, and completeness of material, allowing aspiring and experienced graphics programmers to better understand and apply foundational principles to the development of efficient code in creating film, game, or web designs.

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