Curves and surfaces for computer aided geometric design : a practical guide / Gerald Farin

Author:: Farin, Gerald E.
Published:: Boston : Academic Press, [1993]
Copyright Date:: ©1993
Edition:: 3rd ed.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (xvii, 473 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color).

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Computer science and scientific computing

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.P. Bezier: How a Simple System Was Born -- 2.Introductory Material -- 3.The de Casteljau Algorithm -- 4.The Bernstein Form of a Bezier Curve -- 5.Bezier Curve Topics -- 6.Polynomial Interpolation -- 7.Spline Curves in Bezier Form -- 8.Piecewise Cubic Interpolation -- 9.Cubic Spline Interpolation -- 10.B-splines -- 11.W. Boehm: Differential Geometry I -- 12.Geometric Continuity I -- 13.Geometric Continuity II -- 14.Conic Sections -- 15.Rational Bezier and B-spline Curves -- 16.Tensor Product Bezier Surfaces -- 17.Composite Surfaces and Spline Interpolation -- 18.Bezier Triangles -- 19.Geometric Continuity for Surfaces -- 20.Coons Patches -- 21.Coons Patches: Additional Material -- 22.W. Boehm: Differential Geometry II -- 23.Interrogation and Smoothing -- 24.Evaluation of Some Methods -- 25.Quick Reference of Curve and Surface Terms.

Summary:

A leading expert in CAGD, Gerald Farin covers the representation, manipulation, and evaluation of geometric shapes in this the Third Edition of Curves and Surfaces for Computer Aided Geometric Design. The book offers an introduction to the field that emphasizes Bernstein-Bezier methods and presents subjects in an informal, readable style, making this an ideal text for an introductory course at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level.

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ISBN:

0122490525 (electronic bk.)
9780122490521 (electronic bk.)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-464) and index.

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