Computer Graphics For Java Programmers 2nd Edition

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cover This book covers elementary concepts in creating and manipulating 2D and 3D graphical objects, covering topics from classic graphics algorithms to perspective drawings and hidden-line elimination.

Completely revised and updated throughout, the second edition of this highly popular textbook contains a host of ready-to-run-programs and worked examples, illuminating general principles and geometric techniques. Ideal for classroom use or self-study, it provides a perfect foundation for programming computer graphics using Java.

Over the past few years, Java has evolved into more powerful programming environments. The most notable development related to computer graphics is its support for 3D graphics. Many application examples illustrated in this book could be readily implemented using Java 3D without any understanding of the internal working of the implementation, which we consider undesirable for computer science students. We therefore believe that this textbook continues to serve as an indispensable introduction to the foundation of computer graphics, on which many application program interfaces (APIs) and graphics libraries could be developed, and more importantly, how they are developed.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Elementary Concepts
Chapter 02 - Applied Geometry
Chapter 03 - Geometrical Transformations
Chapter 04 - Some Classic Algorithms
Chapter 05 - Perspective
Chapter 06 - Hidden-Line Elimination
Chapter 07 - Hidden-Face Elimination
Chapter 08 - Fractals
Appendix A - Linear Interpolation of 1/z
Appendix B - A Note on Event Handling
Appendix C - File Obj3D.java
Appendix D - Class CvHLines.java
Appendix E - Some Applications
Appendix F - Hints and Solutions to Exercises