|a"This book presents the essential math needed to describe, simulate, and render a 3D world. It provides an introduction to mathematics for game designers, including fundamentals of coordinate spaces, vectors, and matrices, orientation in three dimensions, introduction to calculus and dynamics, graphics, and parametric curves"--Provided by publisher.
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|a1. Cartesian coordinate systems -- 2. Vectors -- 3. Multiple coordinate spaces -- 4. Introduction to matrices -- 5. Matrices and linear transformations -- 6. More on matrices -- 7. Polar coordinate systems -- 8. Rotation in three dimensions -- 9. Geometric primitives -- 10. Mathematical topics from 3D graphics -- 11. Mechanics 1 : linear kinematics and calculus -- 12. Mechanics 2 : linear and rotational dynamics -- 13. Curves in 3D -- 14. Afterword.
This guide covers the key mathematical principles used in 3D graphics, games, simulation and computational geometry. Working C classes illustrate ho...