Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 416 pages
- Published by: Industrial Press, Inc.
- Edition: 2nd Edition January 11, 1999
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 083113111X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0831131111
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Book Dimensions:
10.2 x 7.2 x 1 inches
- Weighs: 2.1 pounds
Ron Nowek, The Boeing Co.
I consider the book material an essential cornerstone to the knowledge upon which students will pursue advanced study and, for some, fashion the applications of geometry to their professional study.
Book Description
- Includes new chapters on symmetry, limit and continuity, constructive solid geometry, and the Bezier curve.
- Provides many new figures and exercises.
- Contains an annotated suggested reading list with exercises and answers in each chapter.
- Appeals to both academics and professionals.
- Offers a new solutions manual for instructors.
Reader Reviews
I am only in the first 1/4 of this book, but I can say that the text is clear and the exercises are useful. A small down side was some typos in the solved exercises, that's why it is a 4. While I haven't finised the text yet, I peeked ahead and it seems to be a winner. I chose this book to be my backgrounder before going through Watt's 3rd Ed. on Computer Graphics. I find that this book shows me math tools and I actually think about why they are useful, not just how they are useful. I think it is sad that algorithms books get more reviews (and sales?) while accessible, foundational books like this one get ignored, based on the low number of reviews. Maybe its because they don't use a slick looking sample of ray tracing or radiosity on the front cover ;-). This is a book for first principles! Check it out.
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