GOOD: The book is in excellent condition. Except for a previous owner's name written on the front end page, there is no writing on the pages. The spine and binding are tight and the covers are straight. The book is printed on acid-free paper.
LIKE NEW: The 3½-inch diskette is still enclosed in its unopened, clear pouch at the back of the book.
Product Details
From the section entitled "On the structure of the handbook": "During the preparation of this handbook, the authors proceeded on the assumption that the material enclosed in it may be useful to those making their acquaintance with splines, as well as to those who have already used splines in their work. At the same time, this book is not intended to be a textbook, and it would be advisable to refer to the appropriate books and scientific papers for comprehensive explanations and detailed proofs (a small number is given at the end of the book). ...
"At all stages of our work on the handbook, a lot of attention was given to the development of its structure and the presentation of the material most convenient to the user. It would be worthwhile to describe in more detail some of the distinctive features of this handbook."
BRIEF CONTENTS
Part I. Spline functions
1 Spline functions of one variable
1.1 Interpolating cubic splines
1.2 Smoothing cubic splines
1.3 Other types of splines
2 Spline functions of two variables
2.1 Interpolating bicubic splines
2.2 Smoothing bicubic splines
Part II. Geometric splines
3 Spline curves
3.1 Main facts of the curve theory
3.2 Bézier curves
3.3 B-spline curves
3.4 Beta-spline curves
3.5 Other spline curves
4 Spline surfaces
4.1 Main facts from the surface theory
4.2 Bézier surfaces
4.3 B-spline surfaces
4.4 Beta-spline surfaces
4.5 Other spline surfaces
Appendices
A. Programs of the sweep method for tridiagonal and pentadiagonal matrices
B. Description of diskette
The handbook ends with a Bibliography and Index.
The 3½-inch diskette contains the SplineGuide, which includes programs written in FORTRAN and C. For each program, one or more examples of its application are offered. SplineGuide is designed to be extremely user-friendly and built-in help is easily accessible.
The SplineGuide is designed to be used with an IBM PC XT/AT or compatible computer with an EGA/VGA color or monochrome monitor. It does not require any additional memory or co-processor.
