This is the first comprehensive introduction to Support Vector Machines (SVMs), a new generation learning system based on recent advances in statistical learning theory. SVMs deliver state-of-the-art performance in real-world applications such as text categorisation, hand-written character recognition, image classification, biosequences...
Welcome to JavaFX: A Beginner’s Guide. This book has been designed to give you
the best first step into the exciting new frontier of JavaFX development. JavaFX
is a rich environment tool, and learning JavaFX is a must for anyone who wants to create
immersive, interactive environments for users of any background.
I hate management books. I do. People give them to me all the time saying:
“You should read this one, it changed my life!” These books are all
about 150 pages. They have 14 point type, double-spaced. They have lots
of pictures. They have titles like: Open Locker Management, Management
by not Managing, First Clean All The...
The third volume of the Handbook on Computer Vision and Applications
is centered on system aspects and applications. The system
aspect actually has two meanings. First, there is the question of how
all components that make up a computer vision system and that have
been discussed in the rst two volumes of the handbook are put together...
You are holding the first comprehensive book covering the Oracle Exadata
Database Machine. You might be holding this book because of your desire
to know more about exactly what this technology can do for you, but you
and your fellow readers have come to this place from different starting
points. You could be investigating the Exadata...
The book presents a much needed approach to quality technical communication and a working plan for achieving quality. The examples are excellent and are easy to use and adapt. The editorial advice is simple and clear enough for tech writers who did not major in English or journalism. It is most worthy of a text in university programs, but it...
In the first edition of this book, we focused on what we called the "High Availability Database Administrator." However, that term led G to the question of just what is meant by High Availability? As a term bandied about among database administrators, this can have different meanings depending on who is interpreting it, who has to...
This book provides the reader with a comprehensive review of the entire set of technologies
and programming methodologies associated with JavaServer Faces. It is intended for a wide
audience with varied experience levels ranging from moderate levels of Web development
experience to those who are advanced enterprise Java architects.
The TITLE of Volume 4 is Combinatorial Algorithms, and when I proposed it I was strongly inclined to add a subtitle: The Kind of Programming I Like Best. Mv editors have decided to tone down such exuberance, but the fact remains that programs with a combinatorial flavor have always been my favorites.
Change: It’s what we expect from technology, from the PC to
the web, through to HD TV. But nothing has been as disruptive
as the change the iPhone and Android phones have brought.
For the first time the power of a computer will fit in your hand,
you are always connected to the Internet, and these devices are
loaded with...
The release of InDesign CS5 is nothing short of revolutionary. Now you can apply all the tools that have made InDesign the industry standard for print, to design for interactive electronic media too. With the release of Creative Suite 5, InDesign has evolved from print to “printeractive!” Designers expected to meet the demands of...
This book contains a detailed analysis of the International Standard for the C language,-3.1 excluding the
library from a number of perspectives. The organization of the material is unusual in that it is based on
the actual text of the published C Standard. The unit of discussion is the individual sentences from the C
Standard (2022 of...
