Computer Graphics for Java Programmers or Systems Biology

Computer Graphics for Java Programmers

Author: Kang Zhang

A great many varied and interesting visual effects can be achieved with computer graphics, for which a fundamental understanding of the underlying mathematical concepts – and a knowledge of how they can be implemented in a particular programming language – is essential.

Computer Graphics for Java Programmers, 2nd edition covers elementary concepts in creating and manipulating 2D and 3D graphical objects, covering topics from classic graphics algorithms to perspective drawings and hidden-line elimination. 

Completely revised and updated throughout, the second edition of this highly popular textbook contains a host of ready-to-run-programs and worked examples, illuminating general principles and geometric techniques. Ideal for classroom use or self-study, it provides a perfect foundation for programming computer graphics using Java.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
1	Elementary Concepts	1
2	Applied Geometry	25
3	Rotations and Other Transformations	53
4	Some Classic Algorithms	79
5	Perspective	113
6	Hidden-face Elimination	127
7	Hidden-line Elimination	163
8	Some Applications	183
App. A	Linear Interpolation of 1/z	223
App. B	A Note on Event Handling	227
App. C	File Obj3D.java	231
App. D	Program HLines.java	237
App. E	Hints and Solutions to Exercises	247
	Bibliography	267
	Index	269

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Systems Biology: Properties of Reconstructed Networks

Author: Bernhard O Palsson

Genome sequences are now available that enable us to determine the biological components that make up a cell or an organism. The new discipline of systems biology examines how these components interact and form networks, and how the networks generate whole cell functions corresponding to observable phenotypes. This textbook describes how to model networks, determine their properties, and relate these to phenotypic functions. Some knowledge of linear algebra and biochemistry is required, since the book reflects the irreversible trend of increasing mathematical content in biology education.