Computer Science

• Additional code examples and enhanced explanations, beginning with two new examples of the Sierpinski gasket, and including an improved discussion of mathematics. Pg.___

• Coverage of the most recent OpenGL functions, such as vertex arrays. Pg.___

• Expanded treatment of scene graphs for a fuller discussion of object-oriented graphics, graphics on the web, and VRML and Java (without students having to know these languages). Pg.___

• Reorganization of the second half of the book, reflecting the growing importance of certain functions, such as texture mapping and the use of discrete buffers, and of current applications, such as visualization. Pg.___

Graphics Systems and Models.

Computer Graphics--Intro  (Computer Science)

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  Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top-Down Approach Using OpenGL, 5/E
  Angel
  ©2009 | Addison-Wesley | Cloth; 864 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321535863 | ISBN-13: 9780321535863
  Suggested retail price: $133.00  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $99.75  (What's this?)Brief Description

  

  Computer animation and graphics—once rare, complicated, and comparatively expensive—are now prevalent in everyday life from the computer screen to the movie screen. Interactive Computer Graphics is the only introduction to computer graphics text for undergraduates that fully integrates OpenGL^® and emphasizes application-based programming. Using C and C++, the top-down, programming-oriented approach allows for coverage of engaging 3D material early in the course so students immediately begin to create their own 3D graphics. Low-level algorithms (for topics such as line drawing and filling polygons) are presented after students learn to create graphics.
  
  This book is suitable for undergraduate students in computer science and engineering, for students in other disciplines who have good programming skills, and for professionals.
  

Edward Angel is professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering at the University of New Mexico (UNM), where he has also been department chair and graduate advisor. He is the first UNM Presidential Teaching Fellow. Professor Angel holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.

This introductory text recognizes that beginners learn computer graphics more quickly by doing it. Taking a top-down approach, the book gets you started early in writing interesting 3D graphics programs. Each chapter is built around a nontrivial application program. In this programming context, key principles and techniques are explained as needed and in increasing detail. Coverage includes all the topics required for a fundamental understanding of computer graphics, such as light-material interactions, shading, modeling, curves and surfaces, anti-aliasing, texture mapping, and compositing, as well as important hardware issues.

To enable this top-down approach, the book first describes an important application programmer's interface, OpenGL, a graphics library available on most platforms, from high-end graphics workstations to PCs. This high-level interface and a basic knowledge of C programming allow you to generate complex interactive applications, even applications involving 3D viewing and event-driven input. OpenGL's well-defined architecture also facilitates the book's technical discussions of algorithm implementations.

The Second Edition of this widely used book features enhanced discussion of hierarchy and object orientation, visualization, interaction, and projection; includes additional code examples, such as two new variants of the Sierpinski gasket, display of hierarchical models, shadow generation, and visualization; and covers functionality added to OpenGL 1.1, including vertex arrays.

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