Visual Computing, Geometry, Graphics, and Vision

First Edition
Author: Frank Nielsen
ISBN #: 1584504277
©2006   Publish Date: 08/02/2005
Binding: HB
Pages: 560
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Price: $59.95

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1. What Is Visual Computing?
1.2. Target Audience
1.3. Organization of the Book
1.4. Future of Visual Computing
1.5. Companion Web Site

Chapter 2 Abstract Data Structures
2.1. Pointers, Arrays, Lists, and Graphs
2.2. Stacks and Queues
2.3. Dictionaries
2.4. Priority Queues
2.5. Disjoint Sets
2.6. Geometric Hashing
2.7. C++ Standard Template Library and Traits Classes
2.8. Bibliographical Notes

Chapter 3 Coordinate Pipelines
3.1. Transformation Principles
3.2. Geometry Pipeline
3.3. Graphics Pipeline
3.4. Vision Pipelines
3.5. Advanced Coordinate Pipelines
3.6. Summary and Perspectives
3.7. Bibliographical Notes

Chapter 4 Images
4.1. Application: Warping and Morphing Images
4.2. Interpolations
4.3. Colors
4.4. Halftoning and Dithering
4.5. High-dynamic Range Imaging
4.6. Image Pyramids
4.7. Bibliographical Notes

Chapter 5 Meshes
5.1. Prelude to Meshes
5.2. Basic Mesh Descriptions
5.3. Data Structures for Meshes
5.4. Operations on Meshes
5.5. Geometry Images
5.6. Alternative to Meshes
5.7. Bibliographical Notes

Chapter 6 Animation
6.1. Kinetic Data Structures
6.2. Motion Capture
6.3. Computer Graphics Animation
6.4. Bibliographical Notes

Chapter 7 Randomization
7.1. Randomized Analysis of QuickSort
7.2. Random Sample Consensus
7.3. Monte Carlo Samplings
7.4. Randomizing Incremental Algorithms
7.5. Randomized Incremental Optimization
7.6. Skip Lists
7.7. Bibliographical Notes

Chapter 8 Higher Dimensions for "3D"
8.1. Nearest Neighbors
8.2. Clustering
8.3. Mathematical Techniques
8.4. Bibliographical Notes

Chapter 9 Robustness
9.1. Identifying Code Weaknesses and Defining Robustness
9.2. IEEE
9.3. Filtering Predicates
9.4. Predicate Degrees
9.5. Overview of Libraries
9.6. Bibliographical Notes

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