| Title: | Mathematics at DEC |
| Moderator: | RUSURE::EDP |
| Created: | Mon Feb 03 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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I just got a copy of handbook of mathematical curves and surfaces,
This books show the graph of almost any function that could be
encoutered.
I copy here his Curve Classess break down:
Curve Class:
RANDOM:
fractal
Gaussian
Non-Gaussian
DETERMINATE:
Algebric:
Irrational
Rational:
Polynomial
non-polynomial
Integral
Transendental:
Exponential
Logarithmic
Trignometric
Piecewise Continuous
Periodic
Non-periodic
Polygonal:
regular
irregular
fractal*
Also Note that he lists fractal under class of Random and Determinate?
do you think this is valid?
/naser
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1318.1 | book name | SMAUG::ABBASI | Fri Oct 26 1990 03:16 | 4 | |
FYI, the book name is
CRC handbook of mathematical Curves and surfaces
by David H. Von Seggern (CRC press) 1990.
I bought it from the library of sience book club. (around $35).
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| 1318.2 | Valid. | CADSYS::COOPER | Topher Cooper | Fri Oct 26 1990 13:16 | 14 |
> Also Note that he lists fractal under class of Random and Determinate?
> do you think this is valid?
Absolutely, since there are two kinds of fractals. Each step of the
process can be deterministic, e.g., the snowflake curve, or each step
can be randomly determined, e.g., fractal landscapes, explosions, etc.
used in films. In practice, most of the "random" fractals are produced
using pseudorandom rather than random sources and are therefore
technically deterministic, but that is a nit -- and does not apply to
"natural" random fractals such as *real* landscapes (OK, if you want to
nit pick, they are not fractals but are only conveniently modeled by
them since they have a finite scale below which they change character).
Topher
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