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Multi-Platform Graphics Programming with Kivy

Basic Analytical Programming for 2D, 3D, and Stereoscopic Design

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  • Understand multi-platform graphics programming

  • Learn to design graphic applications with a mathematical approach

  • Get up to date on the latest advances in stereoscopic programming

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Getting Started: Software installation

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 1-5
  3. Two-Dimensional Mapping and Rotation Equations of a Point

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 7-12
  4. Two-Dimensional Polygon Programming

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 13-38
  5. Three-Dimensional Projections and Rotations

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 39-46
  6. Programming Three-Dimensional Polygons

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 47-71
  7. Stereoscopic 3D Programming

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 73-106
  8. 3D Plots Programming

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 107-124
  9. Stereoscopic 3D Plots

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 125-143
  10. Parametric 3D Plotting

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 145-155
  11. Stereoscopic parametric 3D Plots

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 157-172
  12. SymPy

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 173-190
  13. Plotting Functions in Spherical Coordinates

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 191-212
  14. Stereoscopic Plots in Spherical Coordinates

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 213-229
  15. Stereoscopic Simple Numerical Method for Gravitational N-body

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 231-256
  16. Stereoscopic Cylindrical Coordinates Plotting

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 257-278
  17. Stereoscopic Plotting of Three-Dimensional Conics

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 279-311
  18. Two-Dimensional Fourier Transform

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 313-346
  19. Stereoscopic Two-Dimensional Fourier Transform

    • Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak
    Pages 347-363
  20. Back Matter

    Pages 365-370

About this book

Modern science requires computer graphics models to provide realistic visual renderings. Learning the appropriate programming tools for 2D and 3D modeling doesn’t have to be so difficult. This book reviews the best programming tools to achieve this and explains how to apply them to mobile platforms like Android. 

Multi-Platform Graphics Programming with Kivy provides a straightforward introductory approach for designing 2D, 3D, and stereoscopic applications, using analytical equations from vector algebra. Throughout the book you’ll look closely at this approach and develop scenes in Kivy, taking advantage of powerful mathematical functions for arrays by NumPy for Python. 

Unbuntu is used to develop the programs, which allows you to easily convert to Android platform. Each chapter contains step-by-step descriptions on each subject and provides complete program listings.



What You’ll Learn
  • Work with Kivy, a modern, powerful multi-platform graphics system
  • Convert and run programs on Android devices
  • Program, fill faces, and rotate 2D and 3D polygons
  • Apply the concepts of 2D and 3D applications
  • Develop stereoscopic scenes
  • Review a straightforward introduction to 2D, 3D, and stereoscopic graphics applications
  • Use simple analytical equations from vector algebra

Who This Book Is For



The primary audience is students and researchers in graphics programming with experience in analytical equations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Leon, Mexico

    Moisés Cywiak

  • Queretaro, Mexico

    David Cywiak

About the authors

Moisés Cywiak is a researcher in physical optical sciences with over 20 years of teaching experience in physics, mathematics, electronic engineering, and programming in C, C++, and python, in Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica A.C.


David Cywiak received his Ph.D. degree in physics in 2014 from Universidad de Guanajuato. From 2012 to 2013 he collaborated as a guest researcher at the Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri-Columbia, in the development of an optical-photoacoustic system intended for the detection of photoacoustic signals generated by cancerous cells. Since 2014 he has been working as a metrologist in the Thermometry Department at Centro Nacional de Metrologia, México. His research includes photoacoustics, optical engineering and radiation thermometry. He has over 7 years of experience teaching physics, mathematics and programming in C for undergraduate students. He also has over 5 years of experience teaching Temperature measurement techniques and calibration of instruments in the thermometry area for industry professionals.  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Multi-Platform Graphics Programming with Kivy

  • Book Subtitle: Basic Analytical Programming for 2D, 3D, and Stereoscopic Design

  • Authors: Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7113-1

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books

  • Copyright Information: Moisés Cywiak, David Cywiak 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-7112-4Published: 16 June 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-7113-1Published: 15 June 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 370

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Computer Graphics, Professional Computing

Buy it now

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eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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