Mathematics for 3D game programming and computer graphics.

By:

Lengyel, Eric

Contributor(s):

Flynt, John P

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Clifton Park, N.Y. : Delmar ; Andover : Cengage Learning [distributor], 2011.Edition: 3rd ed. / Eric Lengyel, John FlyntDescription: 1 v. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

1435458869 (hbk.)
9781435458864 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

006.66 LEN

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	006.66 LEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100442780

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Sooner or later, all game programmers run into coding issues that require an understanding of mathematics or physics concepts such as collision detection, 3D vectors, transformations, game theory, or basic calculus. Unfortunately, most programmers frequently have a limited understanding of these essential mathematics and physics concepts. MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS FOR PROGRAMMERS, THIRD EDITION provides a simple but thorough grounding in the mathematics and physics topics that programmers require to write algorithms and programs using a non-language-specific approach. Applications and examples from game programming are included throughout, and exercises follow each chapter for additional practice. The book's companion website provides sample code illustrating the mathematical and physics topics discussed in the book.

Previous ed.: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Preface
1 The Rendering Pipeline
2 Vectors
3 Matrices
4 Transforms
5 3D Engine Geometry
6 Ray Tracing
7 Illumination
8 Visibility Determination
9 Collision Detection
10 Polygonal Techniques
11 Shadows
12 Linear Physics
13 Rotational Physics
14 Fluid Simulation
15 Numerical Methods
16 Curves and Surfaces
Appendix A Complex Numbers
Appendix B Trigonometry Reference
Appendix C Coordinate Systems
Appendix D Taylor Series
Appendix E Answers to Exercises