A Panchromatic View of Galaxies

Codecharts: Roadmaps and blueprints for object-oriented programs

John Wiley & Sons, 2011

In this book we set out to investigate some of the most difficult problems that software engineering faces. Although a young discipline, it nonetheless faces the most difficult challenges, as software is the most complex artefact ever crafted by humankind. As such, many of the problems can be traced to inadequate abstraction....

Game Character Modeling and Animation with 3ds Max

Focal Press, 2007

Shows how to design, create and animate effective interactive characters using 3ds Max, which has a user base of 200,000 people!

This book takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a playable 3D character using 3DS Max.

Offering a complete overview of the 3D real-time character asset creation...

Organ Transplants: Making the Most of Your Gift of Life (Patient Centered Guides)

Patient Centered Guides, 2000

Over 64,000 people in the US are living in limbo, awaiting an organ transplant.The good news about organ transplants is that they are becoming fairly routine surgical procedures. The even better news is that they do work miracles. People who have been in ill health for years often describe a feeling of being reborn after a...

HBase Design Patterns

Packt Publishing, 2014

Design and implement successful patterns to develop scalable applications with HBase

About This Book

Design HBase schemas for the most demanding functional and scalability requirements

Optimize HBase's handling of single entities, time series, large files, and complex events by...

How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching

Jossey-Bass, 2010

Distilling the research literature and translating the scientific approach into language relevant to a college or university teacher, this book introduces seven general principles of how students learn. The authors have drawn on research from a breadth of perspectives (cognitive, developmental, and social psychology; educational research;...

Beginning JSP, JSF and Tomcat: Java Web Development

Apress, 2012

Start building Java–based web applications now, even if you’re a complete newcomer to Java. Comprehensive and example–driven, Beginning JSP, JSF, and Tomcat: Java Web Development, Second Edition is all you need to develop dynamic Java-based web applications using JSP, connect to databases with JSF, and put them into action...