Microsoft Windows is a complex operating system. It offers so many features and does so much that it's impossible for any one person to fully understand the entire system. This complexity also makes it difficult for someone to decide where to start concentrating the learning effort. Well, I always like to start at the lowest level by...
In order to thoroughly understand what makes Linux tick and why it works so well on a wide variety of systems, you need to delve deep into the heart of the kernel. The kernel handles all interactions between the CPU and the external world, and determines which programs will share processor time, in what order. It manages limited...
Books on regression and the analysis of variance abound-many are introductory, many are theoretical. While most of them do serve a purpose, the fact remains that data analysis cannot be properly learned without actually doing it, and this means using a statistical software package. There are many of these to choose from as well, all with...
ot long after you graduate with your university degree or college
diploma, you will stare having to write business-oriented emails,
letters, reports, and possibly technical proposals. This book con-
tains numerous examples of informal and semiformal documents, all based
on the unique "pyramid" method for structuring...
You haven't experienced the full potential of Xbox 360 or Windows until you've created your own homebrewed games for these innovative systems. With Microsoft's new XNA Framework, the only thing limiting you is your imagination. Now professional game developer and Microsoft DirectX MVP Benjamin Nitschke shows you how to take advantage of the XNA...
Error Correction Coding: Mathematical Methods and Algorithms, 2nd Editionprovides a comprehensive introduction to classical and modern methods of error correction. The presentation provides a clear, practical introduction to using a...
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2009, held in Tokyo, Japan, in December 2009.
The 41 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 298 submissions. The papers are organized in...
Faced with the steadily increasing complexity and rapidly shortening timeto-
market requirements designing electronic systems is a very challenging task.
To manage this situation effectively the level of abstraction in modeling has
been raised during the past years in the computer aided design community.
Meanwhile, for the so-called...
Signal coding and signal processing are complex and critical elements of communications systems in broadcasting, satellite, and magnetic recording fields among others. Because both signal coding and processing are often found within a single electronic system (especially large communications systems), this book uniquely combines an...
Resolving to expedite the recovery process, this reference describes a comprehensive multimodal approach to intraoperative regional anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing major lower extremity orthopedic surgery-spanning the entire selection of regional anesthesia equipment, strategies in pain management, and practical...
