Background
Hoffmann, Christoph Martin was born on August 18, 1946 in Marburg, Hessen, Federal Republic of Germany. Came to the United States, 1969. Son of Adolf Hermann and Hella Claire (Daehnhart) Hoffmann.
(It is the view of the author that the streams of geometri...)
It is the view of the author that the streams of geometric and solid modeling are converging, and that as the importance of this convergence is anticipated and recognized, the need for the development of techniques to bridge the gap between the two becomes critical. This book is devoted to filling that need. "Geometric and Solid Modeling" deals with the concepts and tools needed to design and implement solid-modeling systems and their infrastructure and substrata, making this information remarkably accessible--to the novice as well as to the experienced designer. The essential algorithms and the underlying theory needed to design these systems are given primary emphasis. Techniques for the study and implementation of geometric algorithms are taken from computer science, numerical analysis, and symbolic computation, among other areas. Special attention is given to geometric investigations of implicit and parametric surfaces, with the focal point being the possible integration of geometric and solid modeling.
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Hoffmann, Christoph Martin was born on August 18, 1946 in Marburg, Hessen, Federal Republic of Germany. Came to the United States, 1969. Son of Adolf Hermann and Hella Claire (Daehnhart) Hoffmann.
Master of Arts in Mathematics, Indiana University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, University Wisconsin, 1974.
Assistant professor computer science research, U. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1974-1976; assistant professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1976-1983; associate professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1983-1989; professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, since 1989. Visiting professor Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1984-1986.
(It is the view of the author that the streams of geometri...)
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Mathematics Association American, Association for Computing Machinery, Society Indsl, and Applied Mathematics.
Married Karen Ethel Johnson, July 8, 1976. 1 child, Leah.