Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice in C, 2/e (Hardcover)

Image Processing as Picture Analysis.
The Advantages of Interactive Graphics.
Representative Uses of Computer Graphics.
Classification of Applications.
Development of Hardware and Software for Computer Graphics.
Conceptual Framework for Interactive Graphics.

Drawing with SRGP/.
Basic Interaction Handling/.
Raster Graphics Features/.
Limitations of SRGP/.

Overview.
Scan Converting Lines.
Scan Converting Circles.
Scan Convertiing Ellipses.
Filling Rectangles.
Fillign Polygons.
Filling Ellipse Arcs.
Pattern Filling.
Thick Primiives.
Line Style and Pen Style.
Clipping in a Raster World.
Clipping Lines.
Clipping Circles and Ellipses.
Clipping Polygons.
Generating Characters.
SRGP_copyPixel.
Antialiasing.

Hardcopy Technologies.
Display Technologies.
Raster-Scan Display Systems.
The Video Controller.
Random-Scan Display Processor.
Input Devices for Operator Interaction.
Image Scanners.

2D Transformations.
Homogeneous Coordinates and Matrix Representation of 2D Transformations.
Composition of 2D Transformations.
The Window-to-Viewport Transformation.
Efficiency.
Matrix Representation of 3D Transformations.
Composition of 3D Transformations.
Transformations as a Change in Coordinate System.

Projections.
Specifying an Arbitrary 3D View.
Examples of 3D Viewing.
The Mathematics of Planar Geometric Projections.
Implementing Planar Geometric Projections.
Coordinate Systems.

Geometric Modeling.
Characteristics of Retained-Mode Graphics Packages.
Defining and Displaying Structures.
Modeling Transformations.
Hierarchical Structure Networks.
Matrix Composition in Display Traversal.
Appearance-Attribute Handling in Hierarchy.
Screen Updating and Rendering Modes.
Structure Network Editing for Dynamic Effects.
Interaction.
Additional Output Features.
Implementation Issues.
Optimizing Display of Hierarchical Models.
Limitations of Hierarchical Modeling in PHIGS.
Alternative Forms of Hierarchical Modeling.

Interaction Hardware.
Basic Interaction Tasks.
Composite Interaction Tasks.

The Form and Content of User-Computer Dialogues.
User-Interfaces Styles.
Important Design Considerations.
Modes and Syntax.
Visual Design.
The Design Methodology.

Basic Interaction-Handling Models.
Windows-Management Systems.
Output Handling in Window Systems.
Input Handling in Window Systems.
Interaction-Technique Toolkits.
User-Interface Management Systems.

Polygon Meshes.
Parametric Cubic Curves.
Parametric Bicubic Surfaces.
Quadric Surfaces.

Representing Solids.
Regularized Boolean Set Operations.
Primitive Instancing.
Sweep Representations.
Boundary Representations.
Spatial-Partitioning Representations.
Constructive Solid Geometry.
Comparison of Representations.
User Interfaces for Solid Modeling.

Achromatic Light.
Chromatic Color.
Color Models for Raster Graphics.
Reproducing Color.
Using Color in Computer Graphics.

Why Realism?
Fundamental Difficulties.
Rendering Techniques for Line Drawings.
Rendering Techniques for Shaded Images.
Improved Object Models.
Dynamics.
Stereopsis.
Improved Displays.
Interacting with Our Other Senses.
Aliasing and Antialiasing.

Functions of Two Variables.
Techniques for Efficient Visible-Surface Determination.
Algorithms for Visible-Line Determination.
The z-Buffer Algorithm.
List-Priority Algorithms.
Scan-Line Algorithms.
Area-Subdivision Algorithms.
Algorithms for Octrees.
Algorithms for Curved Surfaces.
Visible-Surface Ray Tracing.

Illumination Modeling.
Shading Models for Polygons.
Surface Detail.
Shadows.
Transparency.
Interobject Reflections.
Physically Based Illumination Models.
Extended Light Sources.
Spectral Sampling.
Improving the Camera Model.
Global Illumination Algorithms.
Recursive Ray Tracing.
Radiosity Methods.
The Rendering Pipeline.

What Is an Image?
Filtering.
Image Processing.
Geometric Transformations of Images.
Multipass Transformations.
Image Compositing.
Mechanisms for Image Storage.
Special Effects with Images.
Summary.

Simple Raster-Display System.
Display-Processor Systems.
Standard Graphics Pipeline.
Introduction to Multiprocessing.
Pipeline Front-End Architecture.
Parallel Front-End Architectures.
Multiprocessor Rasterization Architectures.
Image-Parallel Rasterization.
Object-Parallel Rasterization.
Hybrid-Parallel Rasterization.
Enhanced Display Capabilities.

Clipping.
Scan-Converting Primitives.
Antialiasing.
The Special Problems of Text.
Filling Algorithms.
Making copyPixel Fast.
The Shape Data Structure and Shape Algebra.
Managing Windows with bitBlt.
Page Description Languages.

Extensions of Previous Techniques.
Procedural Models.
Fractal Models.
Grammar-Based Models.
Particle Systems.
Volume Rendering.
Physically Based Modeling.
Special Models for Natural and Synthetic Objects.
Automating Object Placement.

Conventional and Computer-Assisted Animation.
Animation Languages.
Methods of Controlling Animation.
Basic Rules of Animation.
Problems Peculiar to Animation.
Appendix: Mathematics for Computer Graphics.
Vector Spaces and Affine Spaces.
Some Standard Constructions in Vector Spaces.
Dot Products and Distances.
Matrices.
Linear and Affine Transformations.
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.
Newton-Raphson Iteration for Root Finding.