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Automated Physical Database Design and Tuning (Emerging Directions in Database Systems and Applications)

CRC Press, 2011

Relational database systems have evolved significantly since their inception over 30 years ago. New applications are now more complex than ever, and tuning a production system for performance has become a critical yet time-consuming activity. Due to the increasing complexity in both application workloads and query engines, even...

Developments in Data Storage: Materials Perspective

John Wiley & Sons, 2011

It gives us great pleasure to present this book on the developments in data storage, from a materials perspective. This book has been designed to help the final year undergraduate and graduate students of physics, materials science, chemistry, electrical engineering, and other disciplines with an interest in the magnetic recording...

AutoCAD 2013 and AutoCAD LT 2013: No Experience Required (Autodesk Official Training Guides)

Sybex, 2012

The ideal introductory resource for Autodesk's powerful architectural design software

With this hands-on guide, you'll learn how to plan, develop, document, and present a complete AutoCAD project by working on summer cabin--a fun practice project that runs throughout the book. You can follow each step sequentially or...

Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the NoSQL Movement

Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2012

It has been said that data is the new oil. If this is so, then databases are the fields, the refineries, the drills, and the pumps. Data is stored in databases, and if you’re interested in tapping into it, then coming to grips with the modern equipment is a great start.

Databases are...

Nanostructure control of materials

CRC Press, 2006

The World is confronted with a plethora of potentially disruptive technologies – some, such as nanotechnology, will inevitably challenge our cherished social, economic and industrial stability over the next two decades. Rational design and manufacture of materials properties through nanostructure control will profoundly...

Beyond Constructivism: Models and Modeling Perspectives on Mathematics Problem Solving, Learning, and Teaching

Routledge, 2003

This book evolved out of research that began more than 25 years ago, based on a National Science Foundation-supported project investigating the question: what is needed, beyond having a mathematical idea that enables students to use it in everyday problem-solving situations! (Lesh, Landau, & Hamilton, 1983). Large portions...

The Well-Grounded Java Developer: Vital techniques of Java 7 and polyglot programming

Manning Publications, 2012

Summary

The Well-Grounded Java Developer offers a fresh and practical look at new Java 7 features, new JVM languages, and the array of supporting technologies you need for the next generation of Java-based software.

About the Book

The Well-Grounded Java Developer starts with...

Designing Interactive Systems: A Comprehensive Guide to HCI and Interaction Design (2nd Edition)

Pearson Education, 2010

Designing Interactive Systems is aimed squarely at the next generation of interactive system designers. This book presents a coherent introduction to the practical issues of creating interactive systems and products from a human-centred perspective. It develops the principles and methods of human–computer interaction (HCI)...

New Literacies: Everyday Practices and Social Learning

Open University Press, 2011

“Like a compass guiding you to what’s important and why in this rapidly evolving field, this new edition is utterly stimulating but also thoughtful and measured.”
Daniel Cassany, Literacy Researcher and Teacher, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

"Essential reading for those...

Dart: Up and Running

O'Reilly, 2012

When we joined Google and entered the fascinating world of web browser development more than six years ago, the web was a different place. It was clear that a new breed of web apps was emerging, but the performance of the underlying platform left much to be desired. Given our background in designing and implementing...

Fun and Games: Second International Conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, October 20-21, 2008, Proceedings

Springer, 2008

The use of computing technology for entertainment purposes is not a recent phenomenon. Video game consoles, home computers and other entertainment media have been used widely for more than three decades, and people of all ages are spending an increasing amount of time and money on these technologies.

More recent...

Mathematical Programming: Theory and Methods

Elsevier Limited, 2006

This book is a result of my teaching mathematical programming to graduate students of the University of Delhi for over thirty years. In preparing this book, a special care has been made to see that it is self-contained and that it is suitable both as a text and as a reference.

The book is divided in three parts....

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