The Geometry Toolbox for Graphics and Modeling

ISBN-13: 9781568810744 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 288 str.

Gerald E. Farin; Dianne Hansford; Dianne Hansford

Opis

A visual approach to teaching the basic concepts of two- and three-dimensional geometry. The text covers all major geometric concepts: points and vectors; lines and planes; maps and matrices; and conics and curves. Information on a dedicated web site, and others of interest, is given.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Farin, Gerald; Hansford, Dianne