Includes bibliographical references (p. 626-637) and indexes.

NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Summary, References and Exercises.) 1. A Survey of Computer Graphics. 2. Overview of Graphics Systems. 3. Output Primitives. 4. Attributes of Output Primitives. 5. Two-Dimensional Geometric Transformations. 6. Two-Dimensional Viewing. 7. Structures and Hierarchical Modeling. 8. Graphical User Interfaces and Interactive Input Methods. 9. Three-Dimensional Concepts. 10. Three-Dimensional Object Representations. 11. Three-Dimensional Geometric and Modeling Transformations. 12. Three-Dimensional Viewing. 13. Visible-Surface Detection Methods. 14. Illumination Models and Surface-Rendering Methods. 15. Color Models and Color Applications. 16. Computer Animation. Appendix A: Mathematics for Computer Graphics. Bibliography. Index.

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