Geometric Modelling (Computing Supplementa)
Contributors: Gerald Farin (Editor); H. Hagen (Editor); H. Noltemeier (Editor); W. Knödel (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 22, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9783211823996
Subjects: Computer modelling & simulation; Geometry; Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation; Mathematical modelling; Topology; Computers - General Information; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; CAD-CAM - General; Computer Graphics - General; Computer Science; General; Computers / Computer Simulation
First sentence: On the one hand, quadric surfaces, such as spheres, cylinders, cones as well as ellipsoids, paraboloids and hyperboloids, are very popular in applications such as mechanical engineering and architecture due to their appealing and practical shapes as well as their simple implicit and parametric representations.