Computer Graphics with Open GL, 4th edition

Assuming no background in computer graphics, this junior- to graduate-level textbook presents basic principles for the design, use, and understanding of computer graphics systems and applications. The authors, authorities in their field, offer an integrated approach to two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics topics. A comprehensive explanation of the popular OpenGL programming package, along with C++ programming examples illustrates applications of the various functions in the OpenGL basic library and the related GLU and GLUT packages.

• Complete and comprehensive discussion of the OpenGL computer graphics programming library.

  • Provides a large and efficient collection of device independent functions for creating graphics with a general-purpose language.

• Revised content—Brings the text up-to-date with current advances in computer graphics technology and applications.

  • Keeps students on the “cutting edge” of computer graphics technology.

• 2D and 3D topics are combined.

  • This integration provides a much more productive organization for teaching 3D graphics.

• Key topics—Animation, object representation, 3D viewing pipeline, illuminations models, surface-rendering technique, and texture mapping are expanded and updated.

  • Gives users thorough, state-of-the-art coverage.

• All programming examples in C++.

  • Gives students and teachers over 120 reusable C++ programs for instruction and programming.

• Detailed discussions on a variety of mathematical methods used in graphic algorithms—Appear in the appendix.

  • Students can use the appendix to review advanced mathematical methods.

• Thorough coverage of 3-D modeling and rendering.

• An exploration of algorithms for creating and manipulating graphics displays and techniques for implementation.

• Coverage of topics such as distributed ray tracing, radiosity, physically based modeling, particle systems and visualization techniques.

  • Gives students a broad knowledge base.

• Accessible writing style.

  • Draws students into the text.

• New co-author, Warren Carithers, professor at Rochester Institute of Technology
  
• A new chapter introduces programmable shaders through the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL)
• New material showcasing the evolution of OpenGL, a brief evaluation of changes in OpenGL 3.x and 4.x, and GPU architecture - past, present, and future.
  
• New material on the use of OpenGL in language other than C and C++, including Java and Python
• Implementation algorithms for graphics primitives and attributes moved into a single chapter
  
• Illumination models, texture mapping, and global illumination reorganized into separate, more tightly focused chapters
• Material on hierarchical modeling and animation moved earlier in the book
  
• Material on 3D object representations reorganized
• Material on 2D and 3D transformations and viewing reorganized
  
• 150 new exercises and new exercise set