Curves and surfaces in the context of optometry. Part 2: Surfaces

This paper introduces the differential geom-etry of surfaces in Euclidean 3-space. The first and second fundamental forms of a surface are defined.   The  first  fundamental  form  provides a metric for calculations of length and area on the surface. The second fundamental form deter-mines surface c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: W.F. Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2006-12-01
Series:African Vision and Eye Health
Online Access:https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/246