Electronic Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Boston, Massachusetts, February 15-18, 2007

Paper S081

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Edited by Joanne Foster, ISBN 0-321-55846-4, Copyright (C) 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.


Creating 3D Animations In Flash Using Mathematical Modeling

Paul Bouthellier


Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
Titusville, PA 16354
USA


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Melanie Anderson


Department of Business
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
Titusville, PA 16354
USA


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ABSTRACT

Using concepts such as Bezier curves, cross products, parametric equations, rotation matrices, and quaternions, three-dimensional animations of a jigsaw puzzle and geometric objects are created.

Keyword(s): modeling, software, Flash