The ideal companion guide for capturing awe-inspiring photos of Washington, D.C.!
Whether using a compact camera or a high-end dSLR, this companion guide provides you with detailed information for taking spectacular shots of some of the most recognizable architecture in the world. Whether you aim to capture memorable photos...
This monograph presents a framework for modelling, specifying and verifying
systems composed of real-time discrete event processes. A discrete event system
consists of the plant (the object to be controlled) and a controller. For example,
the plant might consist of machines, robots and conveyors on the factory floor.
The objective of...
Microsoft has recently changed its certification program to contain three primary series: Technology,
Professional, and Architect. The Technology Series is intended to allow candidates to
target specific technologies and is the basis for obtaining the Professional Series and Architect
Series certifications. The certifications in the...
To be successful, the portable electronic designer must view the prod-
uct design process as a part of a broader process of product development.
While the insights and creativity of the individual designer are critical
in creating a successful product, the designer must be prepared to
engage through every phase of product development...
These Lecture Series in Computational Science and Engineering include the proceedings
of a Summer Program in Multi-Scale Modelling and Simulation held in
Lugano, Switzerland, between August 4th and 30th, 2003. The workshop was organized
by the ETHZ Computational Laboratory (CoLab) together with the Swiss
Center for Scientific...
In an age where online universities and distance learning courses exist side by side with traditional
classroom learning, the development, design, use and challenges of creating web-based learning systems
that promote learning in students, whether over a distance or within a university proper, is increasingly
complex and often...
The availability of geographic and geo-spatial information and services, especially
on the openWeb, has become abundant in the last several yearswith the proliferation
of online maps, geo-coding services, geospatial Web services and geospatially enabled
applications. Concurrently, the need for geo-spatial reasoning has significantly...
This is an unconventional book for an unconventional reader. It is intended
for those professionals who, in addition to their specialized knowledge,
would like to get a handle on life so they may put their special text into its
proper context. It speaks to those thinkers and practitioners who have
come to realize that learning to be...
With the advent of LSI and subsequently VLSI, technology has never
witnessed such an unprecedented growth in the use of electronic systems in a
wide range of applications. Although the ability to integrate several hundreds
of thousands of transistors into a monolithic integrated circuit offers many
advantages, a major concern in the...
This book is about Enterprise JavaBeans 1.1 and 2.0 the second and third versions of the Enterprise JavaBeans
specification. Just as the Java platform has revolutionized the way we think about software development, Enterprise
JavaBeans has revolutionized the way we think about developing mission-critical enterprise...
Despite means of fault prevention such as extensive testing or formal verification,
errors inevitably occur during system operation. To avoid subsequent system failures,
critical distributed systems, therefore, require engineering of means for fault
tolerance. Achieving fault tolerance requires some redundancy, which, unfortunately,...