Foundations of Physically Based Modeling and Animation (pdf)

Description

Dr. Donald House and Dr. John Keyser offer an approachable, hands-on view of the equations and programming that form the foundations of this field. They guide readers from the beginnings of modeling and simulation to more advanced techniques, enabling them to master what they need to know in order to understand and create their own animations

• Emphasizes the underlying concepts of the field, and is not tied to any particular software package, language, or API.
• Develops concepts in mathematics, physics, numerical methods, and software design in a highly integrated way, enhancing both motivation and understanding.
• Progressively develops the material over the book, starting from very basic techniques, and building on these to introduce topics of increasing complexity.
• Motivates the topics by tying the underlying physical and mathematical techniques directly to applications in computer animation.