- Use spline functions to describe curves and surfaces;
- know algorithms for spline functions and apply them to test data sets;
- re-derive proofs for properties of spline curves and spline surfaces;
- discuss Bezier curves and Bezier surfaces as special cases of general spline curves and spline surfaces
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Spline functions, B-splines and algorithms for evaluating and manipulating them; spline curves and Bezier curves as their special case; spline surfaces and Bezier surfaces as their special case; methods for constructing spline curves and spline surfaces from point data
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