Computational Geometry in C - Hardcover

O'Rourke, Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521440343 ISBN 13: 9780521440349

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

A textbook which introduces undergraduates to the design of geometry algorithms, which arise in a range of practical areas such as computer graphics, robotics and pattern recognition. The basic techniques used in computational geometry are covered - polygon triangulations and so on.

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Review

"It teaches the subject with the care and precision one hopes to find in the best colleges and universities. The development of the material is well placed, self-contained, and wonderfully motivated. The explanations flow at an unhurried pace and account for most any question one might have when meeting the subject for the first time....Teaching a course from this book must be a distinct pleasure." Christoph M. Hoffmann, SIAM Review ."..very clearly written and manages to make traditionally difficult-to-explain topics such as point-line duality very understandable...includes interesting exercises that range from straightforward applications of the material to the more difficult and thought-provoking questions to open problems...conveys the feeling that computational geometry is interesting, exciting, important, and very active." Scot Drysdale, SIGACT News

Book Description

This is the revised and expanded 1998 edition of a popular tutorial on the design and implementation of geometry algorithms. The self-contained treatment presumes only an elementary knowledge of mathematics but includes the latest research topics, making it an excellent resource for programmers in computer graphics, robotics, and engineering design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521440343
• ISBN 13: 9780521440349
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 358