Lecture 3 Differential geometry of surfaces 3.1 Definition of surfaces Implicit surfaces F(r,,a)=0 Example: 22+6+2=1 Ellipsoid, see Figure 3.1 Figure 3.1: Ellipsoid · Explicit surfaces If the implicit equation F(, y, a)=0 can be solved for one of the variables as a function

Lecture 4 Introduction to Spline Curves 4.1 Introduction to parametric spline curves Parametric formulation =r(u),y=y(u), z=2(u) or R=R(u)(vector notation) Usually applications need a finite range for u(e.g. 0