3D math primer for graphics and game development / / Fletcher Dunn, Ian Parberry

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811774903321
• Autore: Dunn Fletcher
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-4987-5989-0; 0-429-19092-1; 1-4398-6981-2
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (830 p.)
• Classificazione: COM012040
• Altri autori (Persone): ParberryIan
• Disciplina: 006.6
• Soggetti: Computer graphics; Video games - Programming; Computer science - Mathematics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: An A.K. Peters book.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Cartesian Coordinate Systems; 2. Vectors; 3. Multiple Coordinate Spaces; 4. Introduction to Matrices; 5. Matrices and Linear Transformations; 6. More on Matrices; 7. Polar Coordinate Systems; 8. Rotation in Three Dimensions; 9. Geometric Primitives; 10. Mathematical Topics from 3D Graphics; 11. Mechanics 1: Linear Kinematics and Calculus; 12. Mechanics 2: Linear and Rotational Dynamics; 13. Curves in 3D; 14. Afterword; A. Geometric Tests; B. Answers to the Exercises; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents the essential math needed to describe, simulate, and render a 3D world. It provides an introduction to mathematics for game designers, including fundamentals of coordinate spaces, vectors, and matrices, orientation in three dimensions, introduction to calculus and dynamics, graphics, and parametric curves--