Mathematical Illustrations

A Manual of Geometry and Postcript

Bill Casselman

318 pages, parution le 04/04/2005

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This practical introduction to the techniques needed to produce mathematical illustrations of high quality is suitable for anyone with a modest acquaintance with coordinate geometry. The author combines a completely self-contained step-by-step introduction to the graphics programming language PostScript with advice on what goes into good mathematical illustrations, chapters showing how good graphics can be used to explain mathematics, and a treatment of all the mathematics needed to make such illustrations. The many small simple graphics projects can also be used in courses in geometry, graphics, or general mathematics. Code for many of the illustrations is included, and can be downloaded from the book's web site: www.math.ubc.ca/-cass/graphics/manual.

Mathematicians, scientists, engineers, and even graphic designers seeking help in creating technical illustrations need look no further.

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Preface
Getting started in PostScript
Elementary coordinate geometry
Variables and procedures
Coordinates and conditionals
Drawing polygons: loops and arrays
Curves
Drawing curves automatically: procedures as arguments
Non-linear 2D transformations: deconstructing paths
Recursion in PostScript
Perspective and homogeneous coordinates
Introduction to drawing in three dimensions
Transformations in 3D
PostScript in 3D
Drawing surfaces in 3D
Triangulation: Basic graphics algortithms
Appendix 1: Summary of PostScript commands
Appendix 2: Setting up your PostScript environment
Appendix 3: Structured PostScript documents
Appendix 4: Simple text display
Appendix 5: Zooming
Appendix 6: Evaluating polynomials: getting along without variables
Appendix 7: Importing PostScript files
Epilogue
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Bill Casselman
Parution	04/04/2005
Nb. de pages	318
Format	17,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	655g
Intérieur	2 couleurs
EAN13	9780521547888
ISBN13	978-0-521-54788-8