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Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition

IGI Global, 2017

In recent years, our world has experienced a profound shift and progression in available computing and knowledge sharing innovations. These emerging advancements have developed at a rapid pace, disseminating into and affecting numerous aspects of contemporary society. This has created a pivotal need for an innovative compendium encompassing...

Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 3rd Edition

Addison Wesley, 2013

For more than twenty years, serious C programmers have relied on one book for practical, in-depth knowledge of the programming interfaces that drive the UNIX and Linux kernels: W. Richard Stevens’ Advanced Programming in the UNIX® Environment . Now, once again, Rich’s colleague Steve...

Graph Theory, Combinatorics and Algorithms: Interdisciplinary Applications (Operations Research / Computer Science Interfaces Series)

Springer, 2005

Graph Theory, Combinatorics and Algorithms: Interdisciplinary Applications focuses on discrete mathematics and combinatorial algorithms interacting with real world problems in computer science, operations research, applied mathematics and engineering. The book contains eleven chapters written by...

Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations (Oxford Master Series in Physics)

Oxford University Press, 2006

This book discusses the computational approach in modern statistical physics in a clear and accessible way and demonstrates its close relation to other approaches in theoretical physics. Individual chapters focus on subjects as diverse as the hard sphere liquid, classical spin models, single quantum particles and Bose-Einstein condensation....

Logic & Computer Design Fundamentals (5th Edition)

Pearson Education, 2015

For courses in Logic and Computer design.

Understanding Logic and Computer Design for All Audiences

Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals is a thoroughly up-to-date text that makes logic design,...

The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti

Yale University Press, 2013

An authoritative guide to the most significant artists, schools, and styles of street art and graffiti around the world

Painted murals first appeared in Latin America in the early 20th century; in the 1950s, spray-can graffiti associated with Latino gangs followed, notably the “cholo” graffiti of Los...

Algorithmic Probability and Combinatorics: Ams Special Sessions on Algorithmic Probability and Combinatorics, October 5-6, 2007, Depaul University, ... Bc, Canada (Contemporary Mathematics)

American Mathematical Society, 2010

This volume contains the proceedings of the AMS Special Sessions on Algorithmic Probability and Combinatories held at DePaul University on October 5-6, 2007 and at the University of British Columbia on October 4-5, 2008.

This volume collects cutting-edge research and expository on algorithmic probability and combinatories. It...

Modern Statistical Methods for Astronomy: With R Applications

Cambridge University Press, 2012

Modern astronomical research is beset with a vast range of statistical challenges, ranging from reducing data from megadatasets to characterizing an amazing variety of variable celestial objects or testing astrophysical theory. Linking astronomy to the world of modern statistics, this volume is a unique resource, introducing astronomers to...

Analytics: The Agile Way (Wiley and SAS Business Series)

John Wiley & Sons, 2017

For decades now, companies big and small have embraced Agile software development methods. The rationale here is straightforward:

Why take one or two years to fully deploy a system, app, or website when so many things can and do go wrong?

Why try to cook one big batch and boil the ocean?

The Fractal Geometry of Nature

W. H. Freeman, 1983

Imagine an equilateral triangle. Now, imagine smaller equilateral triangles perched in the center of each side of the original triangle--you have a Star of David. Now, place still smaller equilateral triangles in the center of each of the star's 12 sides. Repeat this process infinitely and you have a Koch snowflake, a mind-bending geometric...

The Essential Turing: Seminal Writings in Computing, Logic, Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, and Artificial Life plus The Secrets of Enigma

Oxford University Press, 2004

Alan Turing was one of the most important and influential thinkers of the 20th century. This volume makes his key writings available to a non-specialist readership for the first time. They make fascinating reading both in their own right and for their historic significance: contemporary
computational theory, cognitive science, and artificial...

RFID and Sensor Networks: Architectures, Protocols, Security, and Integrations

CRC Press, 2009

The escalating demand for ubiquitous computing along with the complementary and flexible natures of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have sparked an increase in the integration of these two dynamic technologies. Although a variety of applications can be observed under development and in practical use, there...

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