Scientific Visualization

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Scientific Visualization

• Two definitions
• Ed Angel, Computer Science UNM The merging of
  data with the display of geometric objects
  through computer graphics
• Barbara Tversky, Stanford Psychology Conveying
  information using graphical techniques
• Challenges
• Large data sets
• Data does not equal geometry
• Data point may be multidimensional

Image from Dr. Etimov
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Scientific Visualization

• Texts
• Computer Graphics Programming, Problem Solving,
  and Visual Communication, Steve Cunningham. 2003.
• available online at http//www.cs.csustan.edu/rs
  c/NSF/
• Envisioning Information, E. Tufte. Cheshire
  Press, 1990.
• Inspiration from Hanrahan
• Advice from Cunningham, Shifflet and Wolfe

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Scientific Visualization

• Goals for next semesters class
• Learn fundamental graphics concepts
• Learn algorithms
• Write programs to create effective images for
  scientific applications
• Use datasets from different disciplines