Computer Graphics for Artists : An Introduction
Far too often artists, even professionals, lack a basic understanding of the principles of computer graphics resulting in inefficiency and a lower quality of work. This book addresses these issues by providing fundamental information in a university course format, with theoretical material, detailed illustrations, and projects to test the reader’s understanding of the concepts covered.
Computer graphics and geometric modelling : Implementation & algorithms
Possibly the most comprehensive overview of computer graphics as seen in the context of geometric modelling, this two volume work covers implementation and theory in a thorough and systematic fashion. Computer Graphics and Geometric Modelling: Implementation and Algorithms, covers the computer graphics part of the field of geometric modelling and includes all the standard computer graphics topics. The first part deals with basic concepts and algorithms and the main steps involved in displaying photorealistic images on a computer. The second part covers curves and surfaces and a number of more advanced geometric modelling topics including intersection algorithms, distance algorithms, polygonizing curves and surfaces, trimmed surfaces, implicit curves and surfaces, offset curves and surfaces, curvature, geodesics, blending etc. The third part touches on some aspects of computational geometry and a few special topics such as interval analysis and finite element methods. The volume includes two companion programs.
Computer And Computing Technologies In Agriculture, Vol. II ; 1st IFIP TC 12 International Conference on Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture (CCTA 2007), Wuyishan, China, August 18-20, 2007
The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.
Computer And Computing Technologies In Agriculture, Vol. I ; 1st IFIP TC 12 International Conference on Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture (CCTA 2007), Wuyishan, China, August 18-20, 2007
The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.
Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns ; 12th International Conference, CAIP 2007, Vienna, Austria, August 27-29, 2007, Proceedings
This volume covers motion detection and tracking, medical imaging, biometrics, color, curves and surfaces beyond two dimensions, reading characters, words and lines, image segmentation, shape, image registration and matching, signal decomposition and invariants, and features and classification.
Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns ; 11th International Conference, CAIP 2005, Versailles, France, September 5-8, 2005, Proceedings
This volume presents the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP 2005). This conference - ries started about 20 years ago in Berlin. Initially, the conference served as a forum for meetings between scientists from Western and Eastern-block co- tries. Nowadays, the conference attracts participants from all over the world. The conference gives equal weight to posters and oral presentations, and the selected presentation mode is based on the most appropriate communication medium. The program follows a single-track format, rather than parallel s- sions.
Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing ; Vol. 4194 ; 9th International Workshop, CASC 2006, Chisinau, Moldova, September 11-15, 2006, Proceedings
This volume contains revised versions of the papers submitted to the workshop by the participants and accepted by the program committee after a thorough reviewing process. The collection of papers included in the proceedings covers not only various expanding applications of computer algebra to scienti?c computing but also the computer algebra systems themselves and the CA algorithms.
Computer algebra in scientific computing ; Vol. 3718 ; 8th International workshop, CASC 2005, Kalamata, Greece, September 12-16, 2005, Proceedings
This volume contains the proceedings of the CASC 2005 continued a tradition — started in 1998 — of international con-ferences on the latest advances in the application of computer algebra systems(CASs) and methods to the solution of various problems in scientific computing.The methods of scientific computing play an important role in research andengineering applications in the natural and the engineering sciences. The signif-icance and impact of computer algebra methods and computer algebra systemsfor scientific computing has increased considerably in recent times. Nowadays,such general-purpose computer algebra systems as Maple, Magma, Mathematica,MuPAD, Singular, CoCoA and others enable their users to solve the followingthree important tasks within a uniform framework:(a) symbolic manipulation;(b) numerical computation;(c) visualization. The result of this job is reflected in this volume, which contains revised versionsof the accepted papers. The collection of papers included in the proceedingscovers various topics of computer algebra methods, algorithms, and softwareapplied to scientific computing:
Computer algebra in scientific computing ; 22nd International Workshop, CASC 2020, Linz, Austria, September 14–18, 2020, Proceedings
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC 2020, held in Linz, Austria, in September 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 34 full papers presented together with 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. They deal with cutting-edge research in all major disciplines of computer algebra. The papers cover topics such as polynomial algebra, symbolic and symbolic-numerical computation, applications of symbolic computation for investigating and solving ordinary differential equations, applications of CAS in the investigation and solution of celestial mechanics problems, and in mechanics, physics, and robotics.
Computer algebra and geometric algebra with applications ; 6th International Workshop, IWMM 2004, Shanghai, China, May 19-21, 2004 and International Workshop, GIAE 2004, Xian, China, May 24-28, 2004.Revised Selected Papers
MathematicsMechanization consistsoftheory,softwareandapplicationofc- puterized mathematical activities such as computing, reasoning and discovering. ItsuniquefeaturecanbesuccinctlydescribedasAAA(Algebraization,Algori- mization, Application). The name “Mathematics Mechanization” has its origin in the work of Hao Wang (1960s), one of the pioneers in using computers to do research in mathematics, particularly in automated theorem proving. Since the 1970s, this research direction has been actively pursued and extensively dev- oped by Prof. Wen-tsun Wu and his followers. It di?ers from the closely related disciplines like Computer Mathematics, Symbolic Computation and Automated Reasoning in that its goal is to make algorithmic studies and applications of mathematics the major trend of mathematics development in the information age.
Computational science and its applications - ICCSA 2006 ; Vol. 3983 ; International Conference, Glasgow, UK, May 8-11, 2006, Proceedings, Part IV
This ?ve-volume set was compiled following the 2006 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, ICCSA 2006. It represents the outstanding collection of almost 664 refereed papers selected from over 2,450 submissions to ICCSA 2006. Computational science has ?rmly established itself as a vital part of many scienti?c investigations, a?ecting researchers and practitioners in areas ranging from applications such as aerospace and automotive, to emerging technologies such as bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, to core disciplines such as ma- ematics, physics, and chemistry.
Computational science and its applications - ICCSA 2006 ; Vol. 3982 ; International Conference, Glasgow, UK, May 8-11, 2006, Proceedings, Part III
This ?ve-volume set was compiled following the 2006 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, ICCSA 2006. It represents the outstanding collection of almost 664 refereed papers selected from over 2,450 submissions to ICCSA 2006. Computational science has ?rmly established itself as a vital part of many scienti?c investigations, a?ecting researchers and practitioners in areas ranging from applications such as aerospace and automotive, to emerging technologies such as bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, to core disciplines such as ma- ematics, physics, and chemistry.
Computational science and its applications - ICCSA 2006 ; Vol. 3981 ; International Conference, Glasgow, UK, May 8-11, 2006, Proceedings, Part II
This ?ve-volume set was compiled following the 2006 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, ICCSA 2006. It represents the outstanding collection of almost 664 refereed papers selected from over 2,450 submissions to ICCSA 2006. Computational science has ?rmly established itself as a vital part of many scienti?c investigations, a?ecting researchers and practitioners in areas ranging from applications such as aerospace and automotive, to emerging technologies such as bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, to core disciplines such as ma- ematics, physics, and chemistry.
Computational science and its applications - ICCSA 2006 ; Vol. 3980 ; International Conference, Glasgow, UK, May 8-11, 2006, Proceedings, Part I
This ?ve-volume set was compiled following the 2006 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, ICCSA 2006. It represents the outstanding collection of almost 664 refereed papers selected from over 2,450 submissions to ICCSA 2006. Computational science has ?rmly established itself as a vital part of many scienti?c investigations, a?ecting researchers and practitioners in areas ranging from applications such as aerospace and automotive, to emerging technologies such as bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, to core disciplines such as ma- ematics, physics, and chemistry.
Computational science and its applications - ICCSA 2006 ;Vol. 3984 ; International Conference, Glasgow, UK, May 8-11, 2006, Proceedings, Part V
This ?ve-volume set was compiled following the 2006 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, ICCSA 2006. It represents the outstanding collection of almost 664 refereed papers selected from over 2,450 submissions to ICCSA 2006. Computational science has ?rmly established itself as a vital part of many scienti?c investigations, a?ecting researchers and practitioners in areas ranging from applications such as aerospace and automotive, to emerging technologies such as bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, to core disciplines such as ma- ematics, physics, and chemistry.
Computational science and its applications - ICCSA 2005 ; Vol. 3483 ; International Conference, Singapore, May 9-12, 2005, Proceedings, Part IV
The four volume set assembled following The 2005 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, ICCSA 2005, held in Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore, from 9 May 2005 till 12 May 2005, represents the ?ne collection of 540 refereed papers selected from nearly 2,700 submissions. Computational Science has ?rmly established itself as a vital part of many scienti?c investigations, a?ecting researchers and practitioners in areas ranging from applications such as aerospace and automotive, to emerging technologies such as bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, to core disciplines such as ma- ematics, physics, and chemistry. Due to the shear size of many challenges in computational science, the use of supercomputing, parallel processing, and - phisticated algorithms is inevitable and becomes a part of fundamental t- oretical research as well as endeavors in emerging ?elds.
Computational science and its applications - ICCSA 2005 ; Vol. 3482 ; International Conference, Singapore, May 9-12. 2005, Proceedings, Part III
The four volume set assembled following The 2005 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, ICCSA 2005, held in Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore, from 9 May 2005 till 12 May 2005, represents the ?ne collection of 540 refereed papers selected from nearly 2,700 submissions. Computational Science has ?rmly established itself as a vital part of many scienti?c investigations, a?ecting researchers and practitioners in areas ranging from applications such as aerospace and automotive, to emerging technologies such as bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, to core disciplines such as ma- ematics, physics, and chemistry. Due to the shear size of many challenges in computational science, the use of supercomputing, parallel processing, and - phisticated algorithms is inevitable and becomes a part of fundamental t- oretical research as well as endeavors in emerging ?elds.
Computational science and its applications - ICCSA 2005 ; International Conference, Singapore, May 9-12, 2005, Proceedings, Part II
The four volume set assembled following The 2005 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, ICCSA 2005, held in Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore, from 9 May 2005 till 12 May 2005, represents the ?ne collection of 540 refereed papers selected from nearly 2,700 submissions. Computational Science has ?rmly established itself as a vital part of many scienti?c investigations, a?ecting researchers and practitioners in areas ranging from applications such as aerospace and automotive, to emerging technologies such as bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, to core disciplines such as ma- ematics, physics, and chemistry. Due to the shear size of many challenges in computational science, the use of supercomputing, parallel processing, and - phisticated algorithms is inevitable and becomes a part of fundamental t- oretical research as well as endeavors in emerging ?elds.
Computational Science – ICCS 2007; 7th International Conference, Beijing China, May 27-30, 2007, Proceedings, Part I
This book contiants sections on efficient data management, parallel monte carlo algorithms, simulation of multiphysics multiscale systems, dynamic data driven application systems, computer graphics and geometric modeling, computer algebra systems, computational chemistry, computational approaches and techniques in bioinformatics, computational finance and business intelligence, geocomputation, high-level parallel programming, networks theory and applications, collective intelligence for semantic and knowledge grid, collaborative and cooperative environments, tools for program development and analysis in CS, intelligent agents in computing systems, CS in software engineering, computational linguistics in HCI, internet computing in science and engineering, workflow systems in e-science, graph theoretic algorithms and applications in cs, teaching CS, high performance data mining, mining text, semi-structured, Web, or multimedia data,
Computational Science - ICCS 2006 ; Vol. 3994 ; 6th International Conference, Reading, UK, May 28-31, 2006, Proceedings, Part IV
The four-volume set LNCS 3991-3994 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2006, held in Reading, UK, in May 2006. The papers span the whole range of computational science.



















