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MATHEMATICAL ELEMENTS
COMPUTER GRAPHICS Second Edition by David F. Rogers & J. Allen Adams |
TABLE of CONTENTS | ||
Foreword to the First Edition | xi | |
Preface | xiii | |
Preface to the First Edition | xvii | |
Chapter 1 | Introduction To Computer Graphics | 1 |
1-1 | Overview of Computer Graphics | 3 |
1-2 | Representing Pictures | 3 |
1-3 | Preparing Pictures For Presentation | 5 |
1-4 | Presenting Previously Prepared Pictures | 6 |
1-5 | Interacting with the Picture | 9 |
1-6 | Description of Some Graphics Devices | 18 |
1-7 | Storage Tube Graphics Displays | 18 |
1-8 | Calligraphic Refresh Graphics Displays | 19 |
1-9 | Raster Refresh Graphics Displays | 24 |
1-10 | Cathode Ray Tube Basics | 30 |
1-11 | Color CRT Raster Scan Basics | 31 |
1-12 | Video Basics | 32 |
1-13 | Flat Panel Displays | 35 |
1-14 | Electrostatic Plotters | 42 |
1-15 | Laser Printers | 44 |
1-16 | Dot Matrix Plotters | 47 |
1-17 | Ink Jet Plotters | 49 |
1-18 | Thermal Plotters | 50 |
1-19 | Pen and Ink Plotters | 52 |
1-20 | Color Film Cameras | 56 |
1-21 | Active and Passive Graphics Devices | 57 |
1-22 | Computer Graphics Software | 58 |
1-23 | References | 59 |
Chapter 2 | Two-Dimensional Transformations | 61 |
2-1 | Introduction | 61 |
2-2 | Representation of Points | 61 |
2-3 | Transformations and Matrices | 62 |
2-4 | Transformation of Points | 62 |
2-5 | Transformation of Straight Lines | 65 |
2-6 | Midpoint Transformation | 66 |
2-7 | Transformation of Parallel Lines | 68 |
2-8 | Transformation of Intersecting Lines | 69 |
2-9 | Rotation | 72 |
2-10 | Reflection | 76 |
2-11 | Scaling | 78 |
2-12 | Combined Transformations | 80 |
2-13 | Transformation of The Unit Square | 83 |
2-14 | Solid Body Transformations | 86 |
2-15 | Translations and Homogeneous Coordinates | 87 |
2-16 | Rotation About an Arbitrary Point | 88 |
2-17 | Reflection Through an Arbitrary Line | 89 |
2-18 | Projection - A Geometric Interpretation of | |
Homogeneous Coordinates | 90 | |
2-19 | Overall Scaling | 94 |
2-20 | Points At Infinity | 95 |
2-21 | Transformation Conventions | 98 |
2-22 | References | 100 |
Chapter 3 | Three-Dimensional Transformations | 101 |
3-1 | Introduction | 101 |
3-2 | Three-Dimensional Scaling | 102 |
3-3 | Three-Dimensional Shearing | 106 |
3-4 | Three-Dimensional Rotation | 107 |
3-5 | Three-Dimensional Reflection | 113 |
3-6 | Three-Dimensional Translation | 115 |
3-7 | Multiple Transformations | 115 |
3-8 | Rotations About an Axis Parallel to a | |
Coordinate Axis | 117 | |
3-9 | Rotation About an Arbitrary Axis in Space | 121 |
3-10 | Reflection Through an Arbitrary Plane | 128 |
3-11 | Affine and Perspective Geometry | 132 |
3-12 | Orthographic Projections | 135 |
3-13 | Axonometric Projections | 141 |
3-14 | Oblique Projections | 151 |
3-15 | Perspective Transformations | 157 |
3-16 | Techniques For Generating Perspective Views | 171 |
3-17 | Vanishing Points | 179 |
3-18 | Photography and The Perspective Transformation | 185 |
3-19 | Stereographic Projection | 187 |
3-20 | Comparison of Object Fixed and Center of | |
Projection Fixed Projections | 195 | |
3-21 | Reconstruction of Three-Dimensional Images | 200 |
3-22 | References | 206 |
Chapter 4 | Plane Curves | 207 |
4-1 | Introduction | 207 |
4-2 | Curve Representation | 207 |
4-3 | Nonparametric Curves | 209 |
4-4 | Parametric Curves | 211 |
4-5 | Parametric Representation of a Circle | 215 |
4-6 | Parametric Representation of an Ellipse | 218 |
4-7 | Parametric Representation of a Parabola | 223 |
4-8 | Parametric Representation of a Hyperbola | 227 |
4-9 | A Procedure For Using Conic Sections | 231 |
4-10 | The General Conic Equations | 231 |
4-11 | References | 246 |
Chapter 5 | Space Curves | 247 |
5-1 | Introduction | 247 |
5-2 | Representation of Space Curves | 248 |
5-3 | Cubic Splines | 250 |
5-4 | Normalized Cubic Splines | 267 |
5-5 | Alternate Cubic Spline End Conditions | 271 |
5-6 | Parabolic Blending | 278 |
5-7 | Generalized Parabolic Blending | 284 |
5-8 | Bezier Curves | 289 |
5-9 | B-spline Curves | 305 |
5-10 | End Conditions For Periodic B-spline Curves | 339 |
5-11 | B-spline Curve Fit | 346 |
5-12 | B-spline Curve Subdivision | 351 |
5-13 | Rational B-spline Curves | 356 |
5-14 | References | 375 |
Chapter 6 | Surface Description and Generation | 379 |
6-1 | Introduction | 379 |
6-2 | Surfaces of Revolution | 380 |
6-3 | Sweep Surfaces | 394 |
6-4 | Quadric Surfaces | 400 |
6-5 | Piecewise Surface Representation | 408 |
6-6 | Mapping Parametric Surfaces | 411 |
6-7 | Bilinear Surface | 414 |
6-8 | Ruled and Developable Surfaces | 417 |
6-9 | Linear Coons Surface | 422 |
6-10 | Coons Bicubic Surface | 426 |
6-11 | Bezier Surfaces | 435 |
6-12 | B-spline Surfaces | 445 |
6-13 | B-spline Surface Fitting | 456 |
6-14 | B-spline Surface Subdivision | 458 |
6-15 | Gaussian Curvature and Surface Fairness | 461 |
6-16 | Rational B-spline Surfaces | 465 |
6-17 | References | 477 |
Appendices | 481 | |
Appendix A Computer Graphics Software | 481 | |
Appendix B Matrix Methods | 503 | |
Appendix C Pseudocode | 507 | |
Appendix D B-Spline Surface File Format | 513 | |
Appendix E Problems | 517 | |
Appendix F Programming Projects | 527 | |
Appendix G Algorithms | 541 | |
Index | 599 | |
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