Overview

From geometric primitives to animation to 3D modeling to lighting and shading, Computer Graphics Through OpenGL: From Theory to Experiments is a comprehensive introduction to computer graphics that uses an active learning style to teach key concepts. Equally emphasizing theory and practice, the book provides an understanding not only of the principles of 3D computer graphics, but also the use of the OpenGL Application Programming Interface (API) to program 3D applications. Forming the undergraduate core of the book, the first fourteen chapters cover the concepts fundamental to 3D computer graphics and illustrate how to code fairly sophisticated 3D scenes and animation, including games and movies. The remaining chapters explore more advanced topics, such as the structure of curves and surfaces, applications of projective spaces and transformations, and programmable graphics pipelines. This textbook uses a hands-on, interactive approach that mixes theory and coding. Designed to be followed with a computer handy, the text makes the theory accessible by having students run clarifying code. Web Resource The book's website www.sumantaguha.com provides program source code that runs on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux platforms. It also includes a guide to installing OpenGL and executing the programs, special software to help run the experiments, and figures from the book. In addition, the website provides a discussion forum for interaction among users of the book.

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Author:   Sumanta Guha (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 18.70cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.928kg
ISBN:  

9781439846209

ISBN 10:   1439846200
Pages:   888
Publication Date:   29 September 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Replaced By:   9781482258394
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Hello World An Invitation to Computer Graphics On to OpenGL and 3D Computer Graphics Tricks of the Trade An OpenGL Toolbox Movers and Shapers Transformation, Animation and Viewing Inside Animation: The Theory of Transformations Advanced Animation Techniques Geometry for the Home Office Convexity and Interpolation Triangulation Orientation Making Things Up Modeling in 3D Space Lights, Camera, Equation Color and Light Texture Special Visual Techniques Pixels, Pixels, Everywhere Raster Algorithms Anatomy of Curves and Surfaces Bezier B-Spline Hermite The Projective Advantage Applications of Projective Spaces The Time Is Pipe Fixed-Functionality Pipelines Programmable Pipelines Appendix A: Projective Spaces and Transformations Appendix B: Installing OpenGL and Running Code Appendix C: Math Self-Test Appendix D: Math Self-Test Solutions

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Sumanta Guha is an associate professor in the Computer Science and Information Management Program at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. He earned his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and taught at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Dr. Guha's research interests encompass computational geometry, computer graphics, computational topology, robotics, and data mining.

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