Computational Geometry
Semestr: Winter
Range: 14+4s
Completion:
Credits: 4
Programme type: Undefined
Study form: Parttime
Course language:
Summary:
Principles of computational geometry (CG), data structures and paradigms, methods of geometric search, convex polygons and hulls, applications of convex hull, proximity problems, Voronoi diagrams, triangulation, efficient intersection algorithms, intersection of semispaces and polygonal regions, geometry of rectangles, dual mappings and spaces, convex hull in dual space, algorithms of computer graphics and CG.
Keywords:
Computational Geometry, Grafical Algorithms
Course syllabus:
1. Subject of computational geometry ( CG )
2. Data structures and paradigms in CG
3. Methods of Geometric searching
4. Convex hulls and convex polygones
5. Applications of convex hull
6. Proximity problem
7. Voronoi diagram
8. Triangulation of polygons
9. Intersections of segments and lines
10. Intersection of semispaces and polygonal regions
11. Geometry of rectangles
12. Dual mappings and spaces, convex hull in dual space
13. Algorithms of computer graphics & computational geometry
14. Application of CG in Geographics Information Systems
Seminar syllabus:
1. Algorithms of generation and searching 2D-interval trees
2. Location of a point in a planar subdivision
3. Overmans's and van Leeuwen's algorithms for dynamic construction ofconvex hull
4. Covex hall in 3D
5. Construction of Voronoi diagram
6. Proximity problems solved by the Voronoi diagram
7. Algorithms of intersections of line segments
8. Algebra of plane polygons
9. Algebra of rectangles
10. Dual mappings, Line and plane intersections in a dual space
11. Presentation of student's projects
12. Presentation of student's projects
13. Presentation of student's projects
14. Crediting
Literature:
1. Preperata F.P.- M.I.Shamos: Computational Geometry An Introduction. Berlin, Springer-Verlag,1985.
2. Edelsbrunner H.: Algorithms in Combinatorial Geometry. Berlin, Springer - Verlag, 1987.
3. de Berg, M.,van Kreveld, M., Overmars, M., Schvarzkopf, O.: Computational Geometry, Berlin, Springer, 1997.