Computer Graphics with Open GL, 4th Edition

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Features

• Complete and comprehensive discussion of the OpenGL computer graphics programming library.

  • Provides a large and efficient collection of device independent functions for creating graphics with a general-purpose language.

• Revised content—Brings the text up-to-date with current advances in computer graphics technology and applications.

  • Keeps students on the “cutting edge” of computer graphics technology.

• 2D and 3D topics are combined.

  • This integration provides a much more productive organization for teaching 3D graphics.

• Key topics—Animation, object representation, 3D viewing pipeline, illuminations models, surface-rendering technique, and texture mapping are expanded and updated.

  • Gives users thorough, state-of-the-art coverage.

• All programming examples in C++.

  • Gives students and teachers over 120 reusable C++ programs for instruction and programming.

• Detailed discussions on a variety of mathematical methods used in graphic algorithms—Appear in the appendix.

  • Students can use the appendix to review advanced mathematical methods.

• Thorough coverage of 3-D modeling and rendering.

• An exploration of algorithms for creating and manipulating graphics displays and techniques for implementation.

• Coverage of topics such as distributed ray tracing, radiosity, physically based modeling, particle systems and visualization techniques.

  • Gives students a broad knowledge base.

• Accessible writing style.

  • Draws students into the text.

Description

Computer Graphics with OpenGL, 4/e is appropriate for junior-to graduate-level courses in computer graphics.

Assuming no background in computer graphics, this junior-to graduate-level course presents basic principles for the design, use, and understanding of computer graphics systems and applications. The authors, authorities in their field, offer an integrated approach to two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics topics. A comprehensive explanation of the popular OpenGL programming package, along with C++ programming examples illustrates applications of the various functions in the OpenGL basic library and the related GLU and GLUT packages.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

• 1 A Survey of Computer Graphics
• 2 Computer Graphics Hardware
• 3 Computer Graphics
• 4 Graphics Output Primitives
• 5 Attributes of Graphics Primitives
• 6 Implementation Algorithms for Graphics Primitives and Attributes
• 7 Two-Dimensional Geometric Transformations
• 8 Two-Dimensional Viewing
• 9 Three-Dimensional Geometric Transformations
• 10 Three-Dimensional Viewing
• 11 Hierarchical Modeling
• 12 Computer Animation
• 13 Three-Dimensional Object Representations
• 14 Spline Representations
• 15 Other Three-Dimensional Object Representations
• 16 Visible-Surface Detection Methods
• 17 Illumination Models and Surface-Rendering Methods
• 18 Texturing and Surface-Detail Methods
• 19 Color Models and Color Applications
• 20 Interactive Input Methods and Graphical User Interfaces
• 21 Global Illumination
• 22 Programmable Shaders
• 23 Algorithmic Modeling
• 24 Visualization of Data Sets
• A Mathematics for ComputerGraphics
• B Graphics File Formats
  
  

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