* Written by one of the most prominent researchers in the world CAGD * Designed for use both as a professional reference and textbook, and addressed to computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians, theoreticians, and students alike * Includes chapters on Bezier curves and surfaces, B-splines, blossoming, and multi-sided Bezier patch * Depending on the notation is easy to understand, and conclude each section with both practical and theoretical exercises that enhance and elaborate on the discussion in the text * Foreword by Professor Helmut Pottmann, Vienna University of Technology