Introduction to Computer Graphics

Author: (USA) Foley / van Dam
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The era of interactive graphics has arrived. Just a short time ago, it was an esoteric field requiring expensive display hardware, substantial computing resources, and specialized software. However, in the past few years, with the significant improvement in the performance-to-price ratio of hardware, interactive graphics has become more accessible and practical. Interactive graphics can now provide us with graphical communication tools and has become a primary tool for human-computer interaction. This book is highly suitable as a textbook for computer graphics courses. As the authoritative work in the field of computer graphics, "Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice – C Language Description" is a classic textbook in computer graphics. This book is a concise version of "Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice – C Language Description." It is primarily aimed at beginners in computer graphics and readers without a related technical background. The topics include basic graphics programming, hardware and applications, important algorithms for two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics, as well as numerous exercises, examples, and color illustrations. Both the book and the program code are written in C, enhancing usability.