Visual Computing : Geometry, Graphics, and Vision Book

Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1. What Is Visual Computing? 1.2. Target Audience 1.3. Organization of the Book 1.4. Future of Visual Computing 1.5. Companion Web Site Chapter 2 Abstract Data Structures 2.1. Pointers, Arrays, Lists, and Graphs 2.2. Stacks and Queues 2.3. Dictionaries 2.4. Priority Queues 2.5. Disjoint Sets 2.6. Geometric Hashing 2.7. C++ Standard Template Library and Traits Classes 2.8. Bibliographical Notes Chapter 3 Coordinate Pipelines 3.1. Transformation Principles 3.2. Geometry Pipeline 3.3. Graphics Pipeline 3.4. Vision Pipelines 3.5. Advanced Coordinate Pipelines 3.6. Summary and Perspectives 3.7. Bibliographical Notes Chapter 4 Images 4.1. Application: Warping and Morphing Images 4.2. Interpolations 4.3. Colors 4.4. Halftoning and Dithering 4.5. High-dynamic Range Imaging 4.6. Image Pyramids 4.7. Bibliographical Notes Chapter 5 Meshes 5.1. Prelude to Meshes 5.2. Basic Mesh Descriptions 5.3. Data Structures for Meshes 5.4. Operations on Meshes 5.5. Geometry Images 5.6. Alternative to Meshes 5.7. Bibliographical Notes Chapter 6 Animation 6.1. Kinetic Data Structures 6.2. Motion Capture 6.3. Computer Graphics Animation 6.4. Bibliographical Notes Chapter 7 Randomization 7.1. Randomized Analysis of QuickSort 7.2. Random Sample Consensus 7.3. Monte Carlo Samplings 7.4. Randomizing Incremental Algorithms 7.5. Randomized Incremental Optimization 7.6. Skip Lists 7.7. Bibliographical Notes Chapter 8 Higher Dimensions for "3D" 8.1. Nearest Neighbors 8.2. Clustering 8.3. Mathematical Techniques 8.4. Bibliographical Notes Chapter 9 Robustness 9.1. Identifying Code Weaknesses and Defining Robustness 9.2. IEEE 9.3. Filtering Predicates 9.4. Predicate Degrees 9.5. Overview of Libraries 9.6. Bibliographical Notes