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This chapter deals with some of the basic mathematical concepts that are required to fully understand the material discussed in the rest of this book. Particulary, this chapter presents, in a concise form, the basic concepts of vector algebra, matrices, systems of linear equations and mathematical properties of surfaces.

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Ugail, H. (2011). Elementary Mathematics for Geometric Design. In: Partial Differential Equations for Geometric Design. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-784-6_1

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