Pyramid Algorithms
A Dynamic Programming Approach to Curves and Surfaces for Geometric Modeling
Published on 16. July 2002
Book
Hardback
576 pages
978-1-55860-354-7 (ISBN)
Description
Pyramid Algorithms presents a unique approach to understanding, analyzing, and computing the most common polynomial and spline curve and surface schemes used in computer-aided geometric design, employing a dynamic programming method based on recursive pyramids.The recursive pyramid approach offers the distinct advantage of revealing the entire structure of algorithms, as well as relationships between them, at a glance. This book-the only one built around this approach-is certain to change the way you think about CAGD and the way you perform it, and all it requires is a basic background in calculus and linear algebra, and simple programming skills.
Reviews / Votes
"Ron Goldman is a leading expert who knows the fundamental concepts and their interconnectedness, as well as the small details. The elegance of the writing and of the methods used to present the material allows us to get a deep understanding of the central concepts of CAGD. In its simplicity and pure beauty, the theory indeed resembles the pyramids." --Helmut Pottman, Vienna University of Technology"A textbook approach to understanding, analyzing and computing common polynomial and spline curves, and surfaces schemes in computer-aided geometric modeling and design. Goldman employs a dynamic programming method based on recursive pyramids for revealing the structure and relationship of algorithms." --Design Issues
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Mechanical engineers, computer scientists, and applied mathematicians; researchers and developers in geometric modeling, computer graphics, and computer-aided geometric design; practitioners in industry who design and implement computer-aided design and computer graphics software
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1188 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55860-354-7 (9781558603547)
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Ron Goldman
Pyramid Algorithms
A Dynamic Programming Approach to Curves and Surfaces for Geometric Modeling
Book
12/2014
Morgan Kaufmann
€131.50
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Person
Ron Goldman is a researcher at Sun Microsystems Laboratories in California working on alternative software development methodologies and new software architectures inspired by biology. He has been working with open source since hacking on GDB at Lucid, Inc. back in 1992. Since 1998 he has been helping groups at Sun Microsystems understand open source and advising them on how to build successful communities around their open source projects. Prior to Sun he developed a program to generate and manipulate visual representations of complex data for use by social scientists as part of a collaboration between NYNEX Science & Technology and the Institute for Research on Learning. He has worked on programming language design, programming environments, user interface design, and data visualization. He has a PhD in computer science from Stanford University where he was a member of the robotics group.
Content
Chapter 1. FoundationsChapter 2. Lagrange Interpolation and Neville's AlgorithmChapter 3. Hermite Interpolation and the Extended Neville AlgorithmChapter 4. Newton Interpolation and Difference TrianglesChapter 5. Bezier Approximation and Pascal's TriangleChapter 6. BlossomingChapter 7. B-Spline Approximation and the de Boor AlgorithmChapter 8. Pyramid Algorithms for Multi-Sided Bezier Patches