Computer Visualization - Graphics Techniques for E

Computer Visualization presents a unified collection of computer graphics techniques for the scientific visualization of behavior. The book combines a basic overview of the fundamentals of computer graphics with a practitioner-oriented review of 3-D graphics display and visualization techniques. Each chapter is written by well-known experts in the field. The first section reviews how computer graphics visualization techniques have evolved to work with digital numerical analysis methods. The second section presents a detailed discussion of the algorithms and techniques used to visualize behavior in 3-D. The final section focuses on production visualization capabilities.