How Maya generates Noise maps and other procedural textures

[aditya-softa--2]

Hey guys,

I am an Art student and as part of my school. I am doing a research project and my research topic is How Maya and other CG softwares generates Noise maps and other procedural texture. I want to know what calculations and Algorithms Maya does to generate all these procedural maps and how it works behind the scene. If any one have much information about it please please help. 

[stiga]

http://www.amazon.com/Texturing-Modeling-Third-Edition-Procedural/dp/1558608486

[joojaa]

http://www.noisemachine.com/talk1/

http://mrl.nyu.edu/~perlin/paper445.pdf

http://mrl.nyu.edu/~perlin/noise/