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Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, 5th Edition

by Steve Marschner and Peter Shirley
The cover of Fundamentals of Computer Graphics
4.6/5 on Goodreads
ISBN 9781647280277
Published in 2021
716 pages

Description

Drawing on an impressive roster of experts in the field, Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, Fifth Edition offers an ideal resource for computer course curricula as well as a user-friendly personal or professional reference.

Focusing on geometric intuition, this book gives the necessary information for understanding how images get onto the screen by using the complementary approaches of ray tracing and rasterization. It covers topics common to an introductory course, such as sampling theory, texture mapping, spatial data structure, and splines. It also includes a number of contributed chapters from authors known for their expertise and clear way of explaining concepts.