Beginning Math and Physics for Game Programmers
Beginning Math and Physics for Game Programmers
ISBN: 0735713901
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 143
Pages: 143
Authors: Wendy Stahler
- Beginning Math and Physics for Game Programmers
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Tell Us What You Think
- Introduction
- Who Is This Book For?
- How Is This Book Organized?
- What Will I Take Away from This Book?
- Chapter 1. Points and Lines
- The Point Defined
- The Line Defined
- Properties of Lines
- Applications in Collision Detection
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 2. Geometry Snippets
- Distance Between Points
- Parabolas
- Circles and Spheres
- Applications in Collision Detection
- Visualization Experience: Collision Detection
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 3. Trigonometry Snippets
- Degrees Versus Radians
- Trigonometric Functions
- Trigonometric Identities
- Using Math Libraries in C
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 4. Vector Operations
- Vector Versus Scalar
- Polar Coordinates Versus Cartesian Coordinates
- Vector Addition and Subtraction
- Scalar Multiplication
- Dot Product
- Cross Product
- Visualization Experience
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 5. Matrix Operations
- Equal Matrices
- Matrix Addition and Subtraction
- Scalar Multiplication
- Matrix Multiplication
- Transpose
- Visualization Experience
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 6. Transformations
- Translation
- Scaling
- Rotation
- Concatenation
- Visualization Experience
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 7. Unit Conversions
- The Metric System
- Converting Units Between Systems
- Computer Conversions
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 8. Motion in One Dimension
- Speed and Velocity
- Acceleration
- Equations of Motion
- Visualization Experience
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 9. Derivative Approach to Motion in One Dimension
- Visualizing Velocity and Derivative
- Visualizing Acceleration and Second Derivative
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 10. Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
- Using Vectors
- Projectiles
- Visualization Experience
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 11. Newton s Laws
- Forces
- Using Newton s Laws to Determine How Forces Affect an Object s Motion
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 12. Energy
- Work and Kinetic Energy
- Potential Energy and the Conservation Law
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 13. Momentum and Collisions
- Collision with a Stationary Object
- Momentum and Impulse Defined
- Modeling Collisions
- Visualization Experience
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter 14. Rotational Motion
- Circular Motion
- Rotational Dynamics
- Self-Assessment Solutions
- Chapter A. List of Formulas
- Symbols
- Chapter 1,
- Chapter 2,
- Chapter 3,
- Chapter 4,
- Chapter 5,
- Chapter 6,
- Chapter 7,
- Chapter 8,
- Chapter 9,
- Chapter 10,
- Chapter 11,
- Chapter 12,
- Chapter 13,
- Chapter 14,
- Appendix B. Suggested Reading
- Appendix C. What s on the CD-ROM
- Loading the CD Files
- Exercise Files
- Third-Party Programs
- Read This Before Opening the Software
- Glossary
- Index
- index_SYMBOL
- index_A
- index_B
- index_C
- index_D
- index_E
- index_F
- index_G
- index_H
- index_I
- index_J
- index_K
- index_L
- index_M
- index_N
- index_O
- index_P
- index_R
- index_S
- index_T
- index_U
- index_V
- index_W
- index_X
- index_Y
Beginning Math and Physics for Game Programmers
ISBN: 0735713901
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 143
Pages: 143
Authors: Wendy Stahler