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Numerical Geometry of Non-Rigid Shapes (Monographs in Computer Science)

Springer, 2008

Deformable objects are ubiquitous in the world surrounding us, on all levels from micro to macro. The need to study such shapes and model their behavior arises in a wide spectrum of applications, ranging from medicine to security. In recent years, non-rigid shapes have attracted growing interest, which has led to rapid development of the field,...

An Introduction to NURBS: With Historical Perspective (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2000

The latest from a computer graphics pioneer, An Introduction to NURBS is the ideal resource for anyone seeking a theoretical and practical understanding of these very important curves and surfaces. Beginning with Bézier curves, the book develops a lucid explanation of NURBS curves, then does the same for surfaces, consistently stressing...

Understanding Forensic Digital Imaging

Academic Press, 2008

The science of digital imaging can be divided into two separate branches: the techniques that explain how to use and create digital images, and the technical knowledge that is necessary to design cameras, computers, and software. The expert witness should be a skilled practitioner in the techniques and have enough understanding of the technical...

Evolutionary Scheduling (Studies in Computational Intelligence)

Springer, 2007

Evolutionary scheduling is a vital research domain at the interface of two important sciences - artificial intelligence and operational research. Scheduling problems are generally complex, large scale, constrained, and multi-objective in nature, and classical operational research techniques are often inadequate at solving them effectively. With the...

Creative Environments: Issues of Creativity Support for the Knowledge Civilization Age (Studies in Computational Intelligence)

Springer, 2007

Creative Environments is a follow-up on the book Creative Space in the same series and by the same authors, serving this time as editors of a broader book on computational intelligence and knowledge engineering tools for supporting knowledge creation. This book contains four parts. The first part presents a further development of models of...

XML in Flash (Sams Other)

Sams Publishing, 2001

XML in Flash is an excellent introduction to creating state-of-the-art Flash applications with XML. XML is quickly becoming the most popular way to store and manage data. Flash's XML Socket makes it possible to network Flash front-ends to an application server. This allows developers to use a Flash interface for applications such as message boards,...

Sams Teach Yourself DHTML in 24 Hours

Sams Publishing, 2001

Sams Teach Yourself DHTML in 24 Hours provides a friendly, accessible way to learn DHTML. Beginning with the basic concepts, it will proceed with concise lessons on the DOM and style sheets. Later lessons will present real-world examples of useful DHTML applications, such as cascading menus, and continue with advanced techniques, such as...

Perspectives of Systems Informatics: 6th International Andrei Ershov Memorial Conference, PSI 2006, Novosibirsk, Russia, June 27-30, 2006

Springer, 2007

This volume contains the final proceedings of the Sixth International Andrei Ershov Memorial Conference on Perspectives of System Informatics (PSI 2006), held in Akademgorodok (Novosibirsk, Russia), June 27-30, 2006.

The conference was held to honour the 75th anniversary of a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Andrei Ershov...

Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours (2nd Edition)

Sams Publishing, 2001

Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours, Second Edition focuses on teaching the reader the fundamental concepts of XML using practical, hands-on examples. Rather than dwelling on dry theory, the book is filled with clear, real-world examples of how the technology can be used today.

This book includes coverage of topics such as:

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Foundations of Agile Python Development (Expert's Voice in Open Source)

Apress, 2008

You’ve long been enamored with the Python language, and have mastered its many nuances. Yet something seems to be missing—a productivity boost that you know is possible but you’re not sure how to go about it. This was the sentiment of so many developers before discovering Agile programming paradigm, which embraces concepts such as...

Handbook of Software Quality Assurance

Artech House Publishers, 2007

The industry's top guide to software quality -- completely updated!

Practical techniques for mission-critical and commercial software.

Build a great software quality organization.

Prepare for ASQ Software Quality Engineer Certification.

Software quality assurance has never been more challenging -- nor more...

Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, Third Edition

Prentice Hall, 2003

Providing solid digital system design fundamentals while accomplishing a gradual, bottom-up development of these fundamentals, this book focuses on the ever-evolving applications of basic computer design concepts. Treatment of logic design, digital system design, and computer design. Ideal for self-study by engineers and computer scientists....

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