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Algorithms in Java: Parts 1-4, Third Edition

Addison Wesley, 2002

Sedgewick has a real gift for explaining concepts in a way that makes them easy to understand. The use of real programs in page-size (or less) chunks that can be easily understood is a real plus. The figures, programs, and tables are a significant contribution to the learning experience of the reader; they make this book...

The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher, Second Edition

Information Today, 2007

"A phenomenal resource for both extreme and not-so-extreme researchers. Great tips, clear explanations, and years of expertise distilled into 250 pages of clear, engaging text. This book should be on every searcher's desk." —Mary Ellen Bates, coauthor, Researching Online for Dummies

The...

Writing Effective Use Cases

Addison Wesley, 2000

Writing use cases as a means of capturing the behavioral requirements of software systems and business processes is a practice that is quickly gaining popularity. Use cases provide a beneficial means of project planning because they clearly show how people will ultimately use the system being designed. On the surface, use cases appear to be a...

Operator Theory and Numerical Methods (Studies in Mathematics and its Applications)

North Holland, 2001

The authors provide a very sharp theoretical study of numerical methods used to solve partial diferential equations of elliptic and parabolic type. Every numerical scheme is thoroughly dissected. As a whole, everything fits together in a harmonious way.

The book is efficiently organized and each chapter concludes with a very informative...

Serious Performance Consulting According to Rummler

ISPI, 2004

Praise for Serious Performance Consulting According to Rummler

"Before there was 'lean,' before there was TQM, before there was knowledge management, and before there were any one-minute cures, there was Geary Rummler preaching and practicing performance technology. With Serious...

Data Analysis and Graphics Using R: An Example-Based Approach

Cambridge University Press, 2010

Discover what you can do with R! Introducing the R system, covering standard regression methods, then tackling more advanced topics, this book guides users through the practical, powerful tools that the R system provides. The emphasis is on hands-on analysis, graphical display, and interpretation of data. The many worked examples, from...

Fundamentals of Risk and Insurance

John Wiley & Sons, 2007

This tenth edition of Fundamentals of Risk and Insurance marks the 36th anniversary of the first edition, published in 1972. Over the years, the book has undergone major change as the field of risk management and insurance has changed. Emmett J. Vaughan, an author in the first and all subsequent editions, guided the...

Catastrophe Modeling: A New Approach to Managing Risk (Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance and Economic Security)

Springer, 2004

This book had its genesis in June 1996 when the Wharton Risk
Management and Decision Processes Center (Wharton Risk Center) co-hosted
a conference on “Information Technology and Its Impact on Catastrophic
Risks”. It was one of the events that year celebrating the Anniversary of
the first computer (ENIAC) at the...

iLife '04 All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies

For Dummies, 2004

Living the iLife may mean creating a slide show with your own digital photos, adding original music from your GarageBand, and posting it on the Web. Or blending purchased songs with clips from your digital camcorder to make a music video DVD. Or just keeping your iPod loaded with the latest iTunes. Find out how, now!

The Dummies...

Web.Studies: Rewiring Media Studies for the Digital Age

Arnold, 2000

'Web.Studies sets the agenda for a new period of media research, one that gets to grips with the significance of new communications technologies and the global spaces in which they are so rapidly developing. I believe that this book will help considerably to take media studies in new directions.' - Professor Kevin Robins, Goldsmiths College,...

Windows System Programming (4th Edition) (Addison-Wesley Microsoft Technology Series)

Addison Wesley, 2010

“If you’re writing a native Win32 program or just want to know what the OS is really doing underneath, you need John’s book. He covers the stuff that real systems programmers absolutely must know. Recommended.”

–Chris Sells, Microsoft Corporation

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Genes, Development and Cancer: The Life and Work of Edward B. Lewis

Springer, 2007

While Edward B. (‘Ed’) Lewis is famous for his contributions to genetics and developmental biology, few have read his research papers. One reason for this is availability, many having been published in obscure journals or as book chapters. A second is because his papers in those fields are very difficult to read. The...

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