This third edition covers fundamental concepts in creating and manipulating 2D and 3D graphical objects, including topics from classic graphics algorithms to color and shading models. It maintains the style of the two previous editions, teaching each graphics topic in a sequence of concepts, mathematics, algorithms, optimization techniques, and Java coding.
Completely revised and updated according to years of classroom teaching, the third edition of this highly popular textbook contains a large number of ready-to-run Java programs and an algorithm animation and demonstration open-source software also in Java. It includes exercises and examples making it ideal for classroom use or self-study, and provides a perfect foundation for programming computer graphics using Java. Undergraduate and graduate students majoring specifically in computer science, computer engineering, electronic engineering, information systems, and related disciplines will use this textbook for their courses. Professionals and industrial practitioners who wish to learn and explore basic computer graphics techniques will also find this book a valuable resource.
This third edition covers fundamental concepts in creating and manipulating 2D and 3D graphical objects, including topics from classic graphics algorithms to color and shading models. It maintains the style of the two previous editions, teaching each graphics topic in a sequence of concepts, mathematics, algorithms, optimization techniques, and Java coding.
Completely revised and updated according to years of classroom teaching, the third edition of this highly popular textbook contains a large number of ready-to-run Java programs and an algorithm animation and demonstration open-source software also in Java. It includes exercises and examples making it ideal for classroom use or self-study, and provides a perfect foundation for programming computer graphics using Java. Undergraduate and graduate students majoring specifically in computer science, computer engineering, electronic engineering, information systems, and related disciplines will use this textbook for their courses. Professionals and industrial practitioners who wish to learn and explore basic computer graphics techniques will also find this book a valuable resource.
1 – Elementary Concepts.- 2 – Applied Geometry.- 3 – Geometrical Transformations.- 4 – Classic 2D Algorithms.- 5 – Perspective and 3D Data Structure.- 6 – Hiddden-Line and Hidden-Face Removal.- 7 – Color, Texture, and Shading.- 8 – Fractals.- Appendix A – Interpolation of 1/z.- Appendix B – Class Obj3D.- Appendix C – Hidden-Line Tests and Implementation.- Appendix D – Several 3D Objects.- Appendix E – Hints and Solutions to Exercises.- Bibliography.- Index.
Leen Ammeraal received his MSc degree in mathematics in 1971 at
Delft University of Technology while working as a programmer and
technical mathematician in industry since 1960. He did research on
the development of compilers at the Mathematical Centre in
Amsterdam from 1972 until 1977. He then joined Hogeschool Utrecht
to teach mathematics and computer science until his retirement in
1998. He has written 14 books in Dutch and 12 in English on
programming and computer graphics. The latter books were published
by Wiley and translated into nine other languages. After his
retirement he developed and published several applications for
Android devices. His home page is at
http://home.kpn.nl/ammeraal.
Kang Zhang is Professor and Director of Visual Computing Lab,
Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at
Dallas. He received his B.Eng. in Computer Engineering from
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in 1982,
Ph.D. from theUniversity of Brighton, UK, in 1990, and Executive
MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2011. Prior to
joining UT-Dallas, he held academic positions in the UK, Australia,
and China, and taught many undergraduate and graduate classes for
over 26 years. Dr. Zhang's current research interests include
visual languages, aesthetic computing, generative art, and software
engineering; and has published over 250 papers in these areas. He
has authored and edited six books. Dr Zhang is on the Editorial
Boards of Journal of Big Data, The Visual Computer, Journal of
Visual Languages and Computing, International Journal of Software
Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, and International Journal of
Advanced Intelligence. His home page is at
www.utdallas.edu/~kzhang.
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