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Preface |
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1.1 A Very Brief Overview |
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2 | (2) |
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1.4 Backstory: The Very Short Version |
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6 | (5) |
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8 | (1) |
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2.1 Directed Line Segment |
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11 | (3) |
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2.2 Free and Fixed Vectors |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (1) |
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2.5 Vector Multiplication |
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18 | (3) |
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21 | (1) |
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2.7 The Idea of a Vector as a Displacement |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (28) |
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3.1 There's a Vector in Your Coordinate System |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (1) |
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3.3 Magnitude and Direction |
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26 | (4) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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3.4 Addition and Subtraction |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (5) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (1) |
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3.6 Functions and Derivatives |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (4) |
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44 | (2) |
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Problem 1 The Law of Sines |
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44 | (1) |
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Problem 2 The Area of a Triangle |
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45 | (1) |
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Problem 3 A Property of Triangles |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (5) |
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51 | (12) |
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4.2 Row and Column Matrices |
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52 | (1) |
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4.3 Transpose of a Matrix |
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53 | (1) |
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4.4 Addition and Subtraction |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (3) |
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4.6 Partitioning a Matrix |
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58 | (2) |
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4.7 Summary of Matrix Properties |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (3) |
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63 | (16) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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5.7 Collinear Vectors, Eigenvalues, and Eigenvectors |
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68 | (3) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (2) |
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5.10 Summary of Determinant Properties |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (4) |
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79 | (10) |
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6.1 Oblique Coordinate Systems |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (2) |
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6.4 Reciprocal Basis Vectors |
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84 | (2) |
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6.5 Orthogonal Basis Vectors and Matrices |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (3) |
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7 Barycentric Coordinate Systems |
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89 | (10) |
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89 | (1) |
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7.2 Barycentric Coordinates |
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89 | (1) |
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7.3 Relative to Two Points |
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7.4 Relative to a Triangle |
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92 | (4) |
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7.5 Relative to a Tetrahedron |
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96 | (1) |
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7.6 Generalized Barycentric Coordinates |
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97 | (2) |
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8 Translation and Rotation |
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99 | (26) |
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99 | (5) |
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8.2 Rotation in the Plane |
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104 | (4) |
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108 | (2) |
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8.4 Rotation about an Arbitrary Axis |
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110 | (4) |
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8.5 Eigenvectors and Equivalent Rotations |
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114 | (1) |
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8.6 Rotation and Quaternions |
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115 | (1) |
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8.7 Combining Translation and Rotation |
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116 | (5) |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (32) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (6) |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (4) |
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139 | (3) |
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142 | (6) |
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9.8 Sweep Transformations |
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148 | (7) |
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150 | (1) |
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Generalized Translational Sweep |
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150 | (3) |
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153 | (1) |
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Translation with Deformation Sweep |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (2) |
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10 Vector-Defined Geometric Objects I |
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157 | (22) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (4) |
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Line Through a Point and Parallel to a Vector |
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158 | (3) |
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Line Defined by Two Points |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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Through a Point and Parallel to Two Independent Vectors |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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Point on the Plane and the Unit Normal to It |
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163 | (1) |
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Normal Vector from the Origin to the Plane |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (5) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (1) |
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Triangles: A Very Special Polygon |
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168 | (1) |
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Data Structure for Polygons |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (7) |
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Definition of a Polyhedron |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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Convex Hull of a Polyhedron |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (2) |
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Data Structure for Polyhedra |
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173 | (1) |
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Euler's Formula for Simple Polyhedra |
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174 | (1) |
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Euler's Formula for Nonsimple Polyhedra |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (3) |
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11 Vector-Defined Geometric Objects II |
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179 | (22) |
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11.1 Curve-Defining Functions |
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179 | (3) |
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182 | (2) |
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11.3 Local Properties of a Curve |
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184 | (9) |
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11.4 Global Properties of a Curve |
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193 | (2) |
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11.5 Surface-Defining Functions |
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195 | (1) |
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11.6 Local Properties of a Surface |
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196 | (2) |
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11.7 Global Properties of a Surface |
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198 | (3) |
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201 | (16) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (6) |
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Minimum Distance Between a Point and a Curve |
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203 | (1) |
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Minimum Distance Between a Point and a Plane |
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203 | (1) |
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Minimum Distance Between a Point and a Surface |
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204 | (1) |
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Minimum Distance Between Two Curves |
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205 | (1) |
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Minimum Distance Between a Curve and a Plane |
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205 | (1) |
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Minimum Distance Between a Curve and a Surface |
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206 | (1) |
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Minimum Distance Between Two Surfaces |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (4) |
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Intersection of Two Lines |
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208 | (1) |
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Intersection of a Line and a Plane |
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209 | (1) |
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Intersection of a Line and a Curve |
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210 | (1) |
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Intersection of a Line and a Surface |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (2) |
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Intersection of Two Planes |
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212 | (1) |
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Intersection of a Plane and a Curve |
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213 | (1) |
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Intersection of a Plane and a Surface |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (3) |
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Intersection of Two Curves |
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214 | (1) |
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Intersection of a Curve and a Surface |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (30) |
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Chapter 3 The Algebraic Vector |
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217 | (7) |
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224 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Special Matrices |
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227 | (6) |
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Chapter 8 Translation and Rotation |
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233 | (4) |
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Chapter 9 More Transformations |
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237 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Vector-Defined Geometric Objects I |
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240 | (7) |
Index |
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