Oracle Database 10g XML SQL or Fundamentals of Computer Graphics

Oracle Database 10g XML & SQL: Design, Build, and Manage XML Applications in Java, C, C++ & PL/SQL

Author: Mark Scardina

Written by members of the Oracle XML group, this is a must-have reference for all IT managers, DBAs, and developers who want to learn the best practices for using XML with Oracle’s XML-enabled products. Includes real-world case studies based on the authors’ experience managing Oracle’s XML Discussion Forum--a community of 20,000+ XML component users.

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Fundamentals of Computer Graphics

Author: Peter Shirley

The second edition of this widely adopted text includes a wealth of new material, with new chapters on Signal Processing (Marschner), Using graphics hardware (Willemsen), Writing graphics applications (Sung), Perception (Thompson), Curves (Gleicher), Animation (Ashikhmin), and Tone reproduction (Reinhard).

Maintaining the strengths of the first edition, the authors present the mathematical foundations of computer graphics with a focus on geometric intuition, allowing the programmer to understand and apply those foundations to the development of efficient code.

Table of Contents:

1	Introduction	1
2	Miscellaneous math	15
3	Raster algorithms	51
4	Signal processing	71
5	Linear algebra	119
6	Transformation matrices	135
7	Viewing	159
8	Hidden surface elimination	177
9	Surface shading	191
10	Ray tracing	201
11	Texture mapping	239
12	A full graphics pipeline	259
13	Data structures for graphics	269
14	Sampling	279
15	Curves	301
16	Computer animation	347
17	Using graphics hardware	379
18	Building interactive graphics applications	401
19	Light	451
20	Color	465
21	Visual perception	477
22	Tone reproduction	521
23	Global illumination	547
24	Reflection models	561
25	Image-based rendering	577
26	Visualization	583