Approximate Implicitization Using Linear Algebra

Table 4

Exact implicit degrees of the 32 Newells' teapot patches and the degrees used for approximate implicitization in Section 8.3.

	Exact degree	Approximate degree
4 × rim	9	4
4 × upper body	9	3
4 × lower body	9	3
2 × upper handle	18	4
2 × lower handle	18	4
2 × upper spout	18	5
2 × lower spout	18	6
4 × upper lid	13	3
4 × lower lid	9	4
4 × bottom	15	3