The Essentials of CAGD

by Gerald Farin, Dianne Hansford

Overview

Putting the G into CAGD, the authors provide a much-needed practical and basic introduction to computer-aided geometric design. This book will help readers understand and use the elements of computer-aided geometric design, curves and surfaces, without the mathematical baggage that is necessary only for more advanced work. Though only minimal background in mathematics is needed to understand the bookís concepts, the book covers an amazing array of topics such as Bezier and B-spline curves and their corresponding surfaces, subdivision surfaces, and NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines). Also included are techniques such as interpolation and least squares methods.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781568811239
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/25/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Farin, Gerald; Hansford, Dianne

Table of Contents

1. The Bare Basics 2. Lines and Planes 3. Cubic Bezier Curves 4. Bezier Curves: Cubic and Beyond 5. Putting Curves to Work 6. Bezier Patches 7. Working with Polynomial Patches 8. Shape 9. Composite Curves 10. B-Spline Curves 11. Working with B-Spline Curves 12. Composite Surfaces 13. NURBS 14. Hunting Geometry Bugs

Editorial Reviews

A textbook introducing undergraduate students in engineering or computer science to the fundamentals of Computer Aided Geometric Design. Assuming students have backgrounds in basic computer graphics and linear algebra, Farin and Hansford (both: computer science and engineering, Arizona State U.) include more applications than the treatment of the technology in most computer graphics books, and less theory and mathematics than more sophisticated accounts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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