Interactive curves and surfaces

Author

Rockwood, Alyn ; Chambers, Peter

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

6-9 Nov 1996

Firstpage

471

Abstract

The emergence of visual programming and processing environments and the raw power of computers now makes it possible to present technical subjects with interactive involvement of the student. We report on a development that is the analogy of a science laboratory for geometry. The result is an electronic book which contains text navigation facilities, supplementary menu driven modes, and in particular, embedded interactive demonstrations and animation. The electronic book was a prototype for a class in geometric design. The class is representative of many science and engineering courses that rely heavily on developing connections between algebra and geometry

Keywords

CAD; computational geometry; computer animation; educational aids; educational technology; electronic publishing; engineering education; graphical user interfaces; interactive systems; animation; electronic book; embedded interactive demonstrations; engineering course; geometry; interactive curves; interactive surfaces; menu driven modes; science courses; text navigation; visual programming; Animation; Books; Computational geometry; Computer graphics; Computer science; Electronic publishing; File systems; Laboratories; Navigation; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3348-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1996.570013

Filename

570013