Digital Media A Problem-solving Approach for Computer Graphics [Paperback]

Focusing on the computer graphics required to create digital media this book discusses the concepts and provides hundreds of solved examples and unsolved problems for practice. Pseudo codes are included where appropriate but these coding examples do not rely on specific languages. The aim is to get readers to understand the ideas and how concepts and algorithms work, through practicing numeric examples.

Topics covered include:

2D Graphics

3D Solid Modelling

Mapping Techniques

Transformations in 2D and 3D Space

Illuminations, Lighting and Shading

Ideal as an upper level undergraduate text, Digital Media  A Problem-solving Approach for Computer Graphic, approaches the field at a conceptual level thus no programming experience is required, just a basic knowledge of mathematics and linear algebra.

Through practicing numeric examples, this book helps readers understand the ideas, concepts and algorithms of computer graphics required to create digital media. It includes more than 300 solved examples and more than 200 unsolved problems.Preface.- List of Abbreviations.- List of Examples.- List of Problems.- Introduction.- 2D Graphics.- Transformations in 2D Space.- 3D Solid Modeling.- Transformations in 3D Space.- Curves.- Surfaces.- Projections.- View Transformations.- Visibility.- Illumination, Lighting and Shading.- Mapping Techniques.- Color Spaces.- Linear Algebra.- Coordinate Systems.- Index.Rimon Elias received his M.C.S. and Ph.D. degrees both in Computer Science from the University of Ottawa, Canada in 1999 and 2004 respectively. He is interested in different image-related and digital media fields. He has published several encyclopedia, journal and conference papers in addition to one book and book chapters. Dr. Elias is an Associate Professor in Digital Media Engineering and Technology at the German Ul#œ