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Fundamentals of Computer Graphics 3rd Edition

by Peter Shirley (Author), Michael Ashikhmin (Author), Steve Marschner (Author)

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1568814690
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978-1568814698
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3rd
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A K Peters/CRC Press
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2009
July 21
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Fundamentals of Computer Graphics appears in its third updated edition to pack in discussions of the basics of computer graphics for college-level students and programmers. Four new chapters on implicit modeling, color, visualization and computer graphics in games have been added along with extensive revisions and updated new material, making this a 'must' for any college-level computer graphics library.
-- The Midwest Book Review, December 2009

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The third edition of this widely adopted text gives students a comprehensive, fundamental introduction to computer graphics. The authors present the mathematical foundations of computer graphics with a focus on geometric intuition, allowing the programmer to understand and apply those foundations to the development of efficient code.New in this Edition Four new contributed chapters, written by experts in their fields: Implicit Modeling, Computer Graphics in Games, Color, Visualization Revised and updated material on the graphics pipeline Expanded treatment of viewing that improves clarity and consistency while unifying viewing in ray tracing and rasterization Expanded coverage of triangle meshes and mesh data structures

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ A K Peters/CRC Press; 3rd edition (July 21, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 804 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1568814690
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1568814698
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.5 x 9.25 inches

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I'm a Chicago transplant living in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have a physics degree from Reed College, but discovered computers when Professor Nicolas Wheeler forced me to do a ray tracing program in 1984. It was 2D ray tracing to do a caustic on a Vax and writing out the picture to a green Techtonix terminal. This convinced me to go to grad school in computer science at Illinois. I have been ray tracing ever since. I've done stints in various universities and companies and am currently in my own start-up company doing VR which is common but not using HMDs which is not!

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S Johnson

Good Foundational Material

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2014

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What makes this book unique is that it does not tie itself to any particular graphics API (OpenGL/Direct3D) and instead gives the foundational mathematics and theory. This makes it an excellent foundational text and after reading it you'll know the theory behind those APIs. It also means that the book doesn't age as quickly as some of the others since the underlying theory doesn't change as fast as the APIs.
The book is written in a clear, succinct style with focused chapters logically arranged. There is some expectation that the reader understands basic algebra, linear algebra, and some calculus. Overall its a very accessible textbook.
One unavoidable downside to its approach is that it does little to get you through the "last mile" of actually writing a graphics application. While the book offers pseudocode, it never gives you a complete running program. Therefore, you will need additional sources in order to create an actual running application using your system's graphics API. This book will get you to the point of knowing how to implement the algorithm, but won't give you the specific API calls you need to make.

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mylumbo

good for beginner

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2011

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Actually, my major is codec bases video processing not based on computer graphics.
This book is good for beginners like me. Easy to understand.
If someone tries to understand the fields of machine vision, this book probably help him/her.

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Vanchild

... than it shows on website which makes it look like very ugly

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2014

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The front cover is much smaller than it shows on website which makes it look like very ugly. The paper is good but not smooth. I think it doesn't deserve its price. 752 pages which is different from the details on the web. A little disappointed.

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linfang

Great book! But I'm too lazy to finish reading ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2015

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Great book!
But I'm too lazy to finish reading it. still, this good gives me a deeper insight into computer graphs.

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Dad76

The book is "ok", but I would not recommend it (for a class, or for personal reading)

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2015

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The book is ok, although you should consider what you want to get out of it.

I've been using it as textbook for the undergraduate graphics course I just finished teach, and (frankly) hated it for that purpose (as did most of the students). It's more than a bit too far to the "theoretical/mathematical" treatment side of the spectrum of possible books (vs "practical and useful"). The math is fine most of the time, although in many parts it's unnecessarily dense. More than a few times I found myself telling the students "Here's what they are trying to say in that page of equations."

More fundamentally, while the book provides plenty of detail on the underly math, it then will take a topic (like projective texturing or shadow mapping) and gloss over the implementation details. While I can (and did) teach those things myself, integrating practical issues with the underlying theory, in one place, would be a far better approach.

Next time, I'm going to look for something that mixes in a more practical treatment with the underlying theory.

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frozenwine

very good cinditoin

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2012

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very good, thanks

great condition, great content

there are excellent chapters walk me through my project

can't pass my graphic class without it

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2016

just good as new

compromised paper quality

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2014

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I love this book for the content. its superb. but when you buy a hardcover worth 90 dollars don't you expect good paper quality. The one I received had very shinny glossy front cover but photocopy like papers inside. Disappointing.

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Darren Cosker

Excellent Practical Overview

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2013

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I bought this book as a reference manual mainly to help support teaching. Have to say, it is a nicely digestible overview of the area, which - to me - also aims nicely at the practical elements of graphics. There are more theoretical books perhaps, but this is nicely organised and covers topics at a nice pace. Would highly recommend it for anyone studying graphics.

Andreas Betz

Very good piece

Reviewed in Germany on February 22, 2013

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Do you know these moments, when you think "Hey this effect should be really easy ... but then you realize you stuck in your calculations and the result does not look like the effect you wanted.." ?

This book is very simple to understand but provides rich knowledge of computer graphic topics.
So far i love this book :)

Amazon Customer

Perfect for reading alongside studying at university

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2015

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Detailed and well written. Perfect for reading alongside studying at university.

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