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Aesdyn2

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Registered: 2009-09-06

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Couple of quick questions.

What is a good book on Quarternions and also on visualizing the complex plane?

John

Last edited by Aesdyn2 (2009-09-06 20:59:20)

Ricky

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Re: Couple of quick questions.

There are many different aspects to the quaternions, as they are used is many major branches of mathematics.  You would need to be a bit more specific with what you want to do.

As for visualizing the complex plane, what exactly do you mean?  I have a feeling it might be (Mobius, Linear-fractional) transformations of the complex plane?

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Aesdyn2

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Registered: 2009-09-06

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Re: Couple of quick questions.

Thanks Ricky,

I'd like to be able to rotate a 3D camera correctly around a sphere. I need to get enough intution, so I am not just copying code.

Let me rethink this and get back to you on more details. If you don't mind I have a few more questions as well.

John