Farin G. Handbook of Computer Aided Geometric Design 2002

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This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the fields Geometric Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, and Scientific Visualization, or Computer-Aided Geometric Design. Leading international experts have contributed, thus creating a one-of-a-kind collection of authoritative articles. There are chapters outlining basic theory in tutorial style, as well as application-oriented articles. Aspects which are covered include:
Historical outline
Curve and surface methods
Scientific Visualization
Implicit methods
Reverse engineering.
This book is meant to be a reference text for researchers in the field as well as an introduction to graduate students wishing to get some exposure
to this subject