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Calculus for Computer Graphics / / by John Vince



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Autore: Vince John Visualizza persona
Titolo: Calculus for Computer Graphics / / by John Vince Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London : , : Springer London : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013
Edizione: 1st ed. 2013.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (230 p.)
Disciplina: 006.60151
Soggetto topico: Computer graphics
Computer science—Mathematics
Computer mathematics
Computer Graphics
Mathematical Applications in Computer Science
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di contenuto: Preface -- Introduction -- Functions -- Limits and Derivatives -- Derivatives and Antiderivatives -- Higher Derivatives -- Partial Derivatives -- Integral Calculus -- Area Under a Graph -- Arc Length -- Surface Area -- Volume -- Vector-Valued Functions -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Index.
Sommario/riassunto: Students studying computer animation and computer games have to be familiar with geometry, matrices, vectors, rotation transforms, quaternions, curves and surfaces, and as computer graphics software becomes increasingly sophisticated, calculus is also being used to resolve its associated problems. The author draws upon his experience in teaching mathematics to undergraduates to make calculus appear no more challenging than any other branch of mathematics. He introduces the subject by examining how functions depend upon their independent variables, and then derives the appropriate mathematical underpinning and definitions. This gives rise to a function’s derivative and its antiderivative, or integral. Using the idea of limits, the reader is introduced to derivatives and integrals of many common functions. Other chapters address higher-order derivatives, partial derivatives, Jacobians, vector-based functions, single, double and triple integrals, with numerous worked examples, and over a hundred illustrations. Calculus for Computer Graphics complements the author’s other books on mathematics for computer graphics, and assumes that the reader is familiar with everyday algebra, trigonometry, vectors and determinants. After studying this book, the reader should understand calculus and its application within the world of computer games and animation.
Titolo autorizzato: Calculus for Computer Graphics  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4471-5466-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
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Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910437598703321
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