Graphics Shaders: Theory and Practice is intended for a second course in computer graphics at the undergraduate or graduate level, introducing shader programming in general, but focusing on the GLSL shading language. While teaching how to write programmable shaders, the authors also teach and reinforce the fundamentals of computer graphics. The second edition has been updated to incorporate changes in the OpenGL API (OpenGL 4.x and GLSL 4.x0) and also has a chapter on the new tessellation shaders, including many practical examples.
The book starts with a...
Graphics Shaders: Theory and Practice is intended for a second course in computer graphics at the undergraduate or graduate level,...
The Littlest Lamppost is sad because he doesn't know why he was made different from all of the other lampposts. Is wise old Earl right? Does he have a special purpose? Where are all of the other lampposts going, and what will happen to him? Read this heartwarming tale and find out the story behind a REAL lamppost and how he got to where he is today Kids and grownups alike will appreciate the fun story coupled with the encouraging message that we all have a unique purpose - we just need to find out what it is.
The Littlest Lamppost is sad because he doesn't know why he was made different from all of the other lampposts. Is wise old Earl right? Does he have a...
The B-24 Liberator-equipped organization that evolved from its original 2nd Bomb Wing status to a Divisional level commenced operations out of East Anglia in late 1942. Over the ensuing two-and-a-half years it prosecuted the Daylight Bombing Offensive in company with its 1st and 3rd AD contemporaries. Its crews moreover not only operated over central Europe, but in addition flew detachment operations out of North Africa that included the specific and costly assault on the Ploesti oil complex. The title of this book succinctly sums up the importance of the Division's presence within the 8th...
The B-24 Liberator-equipped organization that evolved from its original 2nd Bomb Wing status to a Divisional level commenced operations out of East An...
Goodbye Elgin High is a parallel story of growing up in Elgin, Ill. in the turbulent 1960s and the rise, maturation and diminution of an insular Midwestern city once known worldwide for the production of fine wrist and pocket watches. The book puts readers squarely in the 1960s through more than two dozen photographs of the city, lists of the top movies, television programs, records and world events during 1965-68, the approximate period covered in the book. Relive cruising the town center on Friday nights, the awkward sock hops, the unique and long-forgotten places we used to congregate with...
Goodbye Elgin High is a parallel story of growing up in Elgin, Ill. in the turbulent 1960s and the rise, maturation and diminution of an insular Midwe...
