Vector analysis for computer graphics / John Vince.
2021
T385 .V5663 2021
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Title
Vector analysis for computer graphics / John Vince.
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9781447175056 (electronic book)
1447175050 (electronic book)
9781447175049
1447175042
1447175050 (electronic book)
9781447175049
1447175042
Published
London : Springer, [2021]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 246 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-1-4471-7505-6 doi
Call Number
T385 .V5663 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
006.601/51563
Summary
This second edition has been completely restructured, resulting in a compelling description of vector analysis from its first appearance as a byproduct of Hamiltons quaternions to the use of vectors in solving geometric problems. The result provides readers from different backgrounds with a complete introduction to vector analysis. The author shows why vectors are so useful and how it is possible to develop analytical skills in manipulating vector algebra. Using over 150 full-colour illustrations, the author demonstrates in worked examples how this relatively young branch of mathematics has become a powerful and central tool in describing and solving a wide range of geometric problems. These may be in the form of lines, surfaces and volumes, which may touch, collide, intersect, or create shadows upon complex surfaces. The book is divided into eleven chapters covering the history of vector analysis, linear equations, vector algebra, vector products, differentiating vector-valued functions, vector differential operators, tangent and normal vectors, straight lines, planes, intersections and rotating vectors. The new chapters are about the history, differentiating vector-valued functions, differential operators and tangent and normal vectors. The original chapters have been reworked and illustrated.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Vector analysis for computer graphics.
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Table of Contents
Preface
History of Vector Analysis
Linear Equations
Vector Algebra
Products of Vectors
Differentiating Vector-Valued Functions
Vector Differential Operators
Tangent and Normal Vectors
Straight Lines
The Plane
Intersections
Rotating Vectors
Index.
History of Vector Analysis
Linear Equations
Vector Algebra
Products of Vectors
Differentiating Vector-Valued Functions
Vector Differential Operators
Tangent and Normal Vectors
Straight Lines
The Plane
Intersections
Rotating Vectors
Index.