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3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development (Wordware Game Math Library) (Paperback)

by Fletcher Dunn (Author), Ian Parberry (Author)

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Paperback: 429 pages
Publisher: Wordware Publishing Inc.,U.S.; illustrated edition edition (1 Jun 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1556229119
ISBN-13: 978-1556229114
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.8 x 2.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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This book covers fundamental 3D fundamental maths concepts that are especially useful for computer game developers and programmers. The authors discuss the mathematical theory in detail and then provide the geometric interpretation necessary to make 3D maths intuitive. Working C++ classes illustrate how to put the techniques into practice, and exercises at the end of each chapter help to reinforce the concepts.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing for begineers and advanced programmers, 11 Sep 2002

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Beginners:

I would like to start off by saying that if you are a complete beginner, then you have come to the right place. This book is amazing in its introduction of maths concepts to beginner 3D programmers. The way that the author has written this book means that you won't be left with gappy knowledge on this already complex subject. Beginners will come away from this book knowing a good deal of the 3D math necessary for a game today.

Advanced:

Advanced users will not find the book as rewarding as beginners but will definitly learn a few new tricks. I personally found that the little concepts I new in vectors was deeply clarified by the author

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Lack of CD and unavailable code via the URL when I looked..Buy this NOW!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally good book, 25 Feb 2004

By	Rasputin (Denmark) - See all my reviews

The authors of this book is a game programmer and a professor of Computer Science. This team is excellent!

The game programmer has alot of focus on making the material understandable, and the professor has focus on the mathematically correct semantics. Unlike other books, that teaches game programming (of which many have an author with his strength on either field), this book has the right blend of understandable text parred with the right mathematical semantics.

Furthermore the text is supported by code, so if you are shaky on some of the math, you can see the implementation in C++ code.

As a total math newbie, this book helped me alot, and today I understand totally and in detail what is going on in my 3D programming.

An ABSOLUTE MUST, if you want to learn 3D on top level.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, 28 April 2005

By	Mads Andreas Elvheim "Mads Elvheim" (Trondheim, Norway) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love this book, and it has payed off very well for me.
The author has a remarkable skill to explain even the most difficult subjects in a way that everyone understands. For example, The Cartesian coordinate system is abstracted to a system of roads.
However, this simplification is not an issue for intermediate/advanced programmers or math students. All topics are provided with formulas and concise material; making this book good for everyone.
Topics covered (but not limited to) vectors, coordination systems, dot-product, cross-product, quaternions, matrices, Auler-angles, bsp-trees, screen projection, culling, bounding-boxes (and a load of other intersection tests).

Still I missed something. The author(s) also covers gourad shading, texture mapping and several other techniques, but they don't go into depth. Different lighting models were given a formula at best, which fortunately is good enough for me. Just don't expect the book to be API-specific or contain information about rendering methods.
The source code which came with the book compiled, but looks awful and very messy. The source code works very well as a reference, but it you are buying the book mainly for the code; don't. I hope they'll update their source code from the webpage soon.

Conclusion: This is a very good book to start with. It contains all the linear algebra math you'll need to start with 3D-programming, and is explained remarkably well. Yet the simplification is nevertheless no con for non-beginners, which will probably use this book as a reference laying on their desktop at all times :-)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent boost for game programmers and designers
Some reviewers of this book have said that this program is perfect for beginners. This is not quite the case. Read more

Published 7 months ago by PG

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good primer
Very good book, bearing in mind it is a primer. If you are at all a bit uncertain about maths, get this book and it will help you out with lots of clearly explained chapters. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Arnold J Watermelon

3.0 out of 5 stars I wouldn't use this as my primary book
I felt the first few chapters were really geared towards newcomers to 2D/3D Maths and so every topic in the earlier chapters were covered very slowly and in detail. Read more

Published 18 months ago by Fame K

2.0 out of 5 stars Not sure who would find this useful
Sure the book starts off with really really simple maths, using 1d and 2d maths for a springboard. It slowly eases into vector and matrix maths, all described fairly run of the... Read more

Published 19 months ago by Mr. S. T. Foster

2.0 out of 5 stars 3D Maths for mathematicians
I bought this book thinking it would explain 3D maths to me, a programmer, but instead found it better suited to mathematicians who want to understand vectors and matrices... Read more

Published on 21 Aug 2007 by David A. Watson

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