Introduction to Scientific Visualization

Helen Wright

170 pages, parution le 31/10/2006

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Résumé

Scientific visualization is recognised as important for understanding data, whether measured, sensed remotely or calculated. Introduction to Scientific Visualization is aimed at readers who are new to the subject, either students taking an advanced option at undergraduate level or postgraduates wishing to visualize some specific data.

An introductory chapter on the philosophy of the subject sets the scene, showing why visualization works and what to aim for when presenting scientific data visually.Then, extending and applying Brodlie's taxonomy to underpin its core chapters, the book shows how to classify data, choose a technique that's appropriate for its visualization, and alerts readers to some of the pitfalls before they can invalidate their conclusions. The book concludes with an annotated bibliography and suggestions for further reading.

Above all, this is a 'how to do it' book for scientific visualization, with:

Discussion of the different types of software architecture for visualization
Introduction to the theory of colour perception and the role of colour in conveying information about data
Comprehensive illustrations throughout
Exercises and problems to encourage further learning
Virtual laboratories available from Springer's website for those readers with access to the IRIS Explorer package

L'auteur - Helen Wright

Dr. Helen Wright is a Senior Lecturer in the Computer Science department at the University of Hull. She has many years experience teaching scientific visualization to undergraduates and postgraduates, and the material used in this book has been tested through successive taught courses.

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Potential and pitfalls
Models and software
Colour in scientific visualisation
Choosing techniques
Visualizing scalars
Visualizing vectors
Bibliography and further readings

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Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Helen Wright
Parution	31/10/2006
Nb. de pages	170
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	265g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781846284946
ISBN13	978-1-84628-494-6