Ioannis G. Tollis, University of Texas, Dallas
Giuseppe Di Battista, Terza Universita di Roma
Peter Eades, University of Newcastle
Roberto Tamassia, Brown University

Published July, 1998 by Prentice Hall Engineering/Science/Mathematics

Copyright 1999, 397 pp.
Cloth
ISBN 0-13-301615-3

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Designed for use in a variety of courses including Information Visualization, Human—Computer Interaction, Graph Algorithms, Computational Geometry, and Graph Drawing. This book describes fundamental algorithmic techniques for constructing drawings of graphs. Suitable as either a textbook or reference manual, its chapters offer an accurate, accessible reflection of the rapidly expanding field of graph drawing. The authors are well-recognized researchers in the field of data structures and algorithms. In particular, their pioneering work on graph drawing has given momentum to this expanding field.




Describes algorithms for automatically generating clear and readable diagrams of complex conceptual structures.
Reviews the terminology of graphs and their drawings.
Provides guidelines for employing the technical material of the book in the design of graph drawing algorithms and systems.
Offers coverage of applied issues to build an understanding of the practical applicability of the techniques presented.
Features sample outputs from graph drawing systems. Examples include:

• World Wide Web site maps.
• Browsing history diagrams.
• Software engineering data flow diagrams.
• Database systems.
• Real time systems.

Provides detailed figures and examples for better understanding of algorithms and guide to implementation.
Includes exercises at the end of most chapters.
Includes a comprehensive set of bibliographic citations useful for directions for advanced study.

1. Graphs and Their Drawings.
2. Paradigms for Graph Drawing.
3. Divide and Conquer.
4. Planar Orientations.
5. Flow and Orthogonal Drawings.
6. Flow and Upward Planarity.
7. Incremental Construction.
8. Nonplanar Orientations.
9. Layered Drawings of Digraphs.
10. Force Directed Methods.
11. Proving Lower Bounds.
Appendix: A Bounds.
Bibliography.
Index.

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