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...

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.

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...