MA 323 - Geometric Modeling
- Credit Hours: 4R-0L-4C
- Term Available: W (Even years)
- Graduate Studies Eligible: No
- Prerequisites: MA 113
- Corequisites: None
Covers some of the mathematical methods for describing physical or virtual objects in computer aided geometric design (CAGD) and computer graphics. Emphasizes methods for curve and surface modeling, and discusses both the underlying geometric concepts and the practical aspects of constructing geometric models of objects. Topics covered include Bezier curves, Hermite curves, B-splines, Bezier patches, subdivision surfaces. In discussing these, ideas from analytic geometry, differential geometry, affine geometry, combinatorial geometry, and projective geometry will be introduced.