Discovering Curves and Surfaces with Maple(r)

ISBN-13: 9781461273011 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 217 str.

Grazyna Klimek; Maciej Klimek

Opis

Despite the fact that Maple is one of the most popular computer algebra systems on the market, surprisingly few users realise its potential for scientific visualisation. This book equips readers with the graphics tools needed on the voyage into the complex and beautiful world of curves and surfaces. A comprehensive treatment of Maples graphics commands and structures is combined with an introduction to the main aspects of visual perception, with priority given to the use of light, colour, perspective, and geometric transformations. Numerous examples cover all aspects of Maple graphics, and these may be easily tailored to the individual needs of the reader. The approach is context-independent, and as such will appeal to students, educators, and researchers in a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines. For the general user at any level of experience, this book will serve as a comprehensive reference manual. For the beginner, it offers a user-friendly introduction to the subject, with mathematical requirements kept to a minimum, while, for those interested in advanced mathematical visualisation, it explains how to maximise Maples graphical capabilities.

Spis treści

1. Maple Preliminaries.- 1.1 General Comments.- 1.2 Basic Plots.- 1.3 Accessing Plotting Structures.- 2. Two-Dimensional Plots.- 2.1 Basic Graphs.- 2.2 Additional Options.- 2.3 Maps of Surfaces.- 3. Geometric Manipulation.- 3.1 Affine Transformations in Two Dimensions.- 3.2 Affine Transformations in Three Dimensions.- 3.3 Coordinate Systems.- 3.4 Perspective.- 3.5 Shadow and Radial Projections.- 3.6 Matrix Notation.- 3.7 General Transformations of Plots.- 4. Three-Dimensional Plots.- 4.1 Basic Three-Dimensional Plots.- 4.2 Overview of Plotting Options.- 4.3 Color.- 4.4 Lighting.- 4.5 PLOT and PLOT3D Data Structures.- 4.6 Examples.- 5. Functions and Procedures.- 5.1 Elementary Functions.- 5.2 Graphics and Functions.- 5.3 Procedures.- 5.4 Interpolation.- 5.5 Iteration and Fractals.- 5.6 Mixing Curves and Surfaces.- 6. Animations.- 6.1 Overview of Animation Commands.- 6.2 Animations in Two-Dimensions.- 6.3 Animations in Three-Dimensions.- 7. The plottools Package.- 7.1 The plottools Objects.- 7.2 Plot Transformations.- 8. Specialized Graphics.- 8.1 Graphing Complex Functions.- 8.2 Differential Equations.- 8.3 Miscellaneous Commands.- 9. Saving and Exporting Maple Graphics.- 9.1 Saving, Editing, and Printing.- 9.2 External Rendering and Ray Tracing.

O autorze

Despite the fact that Maple V has become one of the most popular computer algebra systems on the market, surprisingly few users realize its potential in the field of scientific visualization. This book shows how to turn Maple into an excellent modeling tool capable of generating elaborate surfaces that conventional modelers cannot produce and will appeal to students, educators, and researchers in a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines. It includes a DOS diskette with supplies the Maple code segments presented in the book along with additional renderings of some of the book's color plates.