Text book recommendations - geometry/mathematics for 3d graphics

[GodlessAstronomer]

I have just started a paper in 3d graphics and I'm looking for a good geometry book to help me. I'm not going to have too many problems with the programming side of things, I just want to make sure I absolutely nail the maths. Any recommendations?

 

[Ken g6]

What I learned (which wasn't much) I learned from Fundamentals of Interactive Computer Graphics. Of course, that was before I'd had linear algebra - transformation matrices are crucial.

 

[DrPizza]

Yeah, I'd say that linear algebra is at least as important as any geometry text. Generally, 3D is simply one more dimension than 2D. Problems aren't really more complicated - it's the same stuff... problems are just longer. Linear algebra helps do it more quickly & keep things better organized.

For what it's worth, my undergrad thesis was on 4-D graphics. 3-D?? Pssshhh. Sissy stuff. When you start looking at 3-dimensional cross sections of 4-dimensional objects, and 3-dimensional "shadows" of 4-dimensional objects, and try to piece together in your mind what the 4-dimensional object is... Well, I got a lot of headaches.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Fucking DynamiteData link won't load. Thanks for the advice guys.

 

[eLiu]

Yeah, I'd say that linear algebra is at least as important as any geometry text. Generally, 3D is simply one more dimension than 2D. Problems aren't really more complicated - it's the same stuff... problems are just longer. Linear algebra helps do it more quickly & keep things better organized.

For what it's worth, my undergrad thesis was on 4-D graphics. 3-D?? Pssshhh. Sissy stuff. When you start looking at 3-dimensional cross sections of 4-dimensional objects, and 3-dimensional "shadows" of 4-dimensional objects, and try to piece together in your mind what the 4-dimensional object is... Well, I got a lot of headaches.

*barf* I have enough trouble visualizing complex-ish things in 3D. My work brings me tangentially in contact with 3D meshing (ehh like tessellating a volume), and it's one of those things that will have me hauling ass in the opposite direction ASAP.

 

[Modelworks]

This covers just about everything
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...=nosim/gamedev

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Thanks for the advice guys. I couldn't get hold of the books suggested so far but I went with this one that my professor suggested.

http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Graph.../dp/0131496700

It seems to cover the maths side of things fairly well I think. I did plenty of linear algebra and geometry earlier in my university career (multivariate calculus, etc) so this is mostly revision. It's just that I'm in my final semester so I really want to kick ass.