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Subject(s)

• Geometry—Study and teaching [Browse]
• Computer graphics [Browse]

Author

• Hansford, Dianne [Browse]

Related name

• CRC Press [Browse]

Summary note

The Geometry Toolbox takes a novel and particularly visual approach to teaching the basic concepts of two- and three-dimensional geometry. It explains the geometry essential for today's computer modeling, computer graphics, and animation systems. While the basic theory is completely covered, the emphasis of the book is not on abstract proofs but rather on examples and algorithms. The Geometry Toolbox is the ideal text for professionals who want to get acquainted with the latest geometric tools. The chapters on basic curves and surfaces form an ideal stepping stone into the world of graphics and modeling. It is also a unique textbook for a modern introduction to linear algebra and matrix theory.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• chapter 1 Descartes Discovery
• chapter 2 Here and There: Points and Vectors in 2D
• chapter 3 Lining Up 2D Lines
• chapter 4 Linear Maps in 2D
• chapter 5 2 2 Linear Systems
• chapter 6 Moving Things Around: Affine Maps
• chapter 7 Eigen Things
• chapter 8 Breaking It Up: Triangles
• chapter 9 Conics
• chapter 10 3D Geometry
• chapter 11 Interactions in 3D
• chapter 12 Linear Maps in 3D
• chapter 13 Affine Maps in 3D
• chapter 14 General Linear Systems
• chapter 15 Putting Lines Together: Polylines and Polygons
• chapter 16 Curves.

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ISBN

• 1-351-99177-9
• 1-315-27555-4

OCLC

999629652

Doi

• 10.1201/9781315275550

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