SimpleCV is a framework for use with Python. Python is a relatively easy language to
learn. For individuals who have no programming experience, Python is a popular language
for introductory computer and web programming classes. There are a wealth of
books on programming in Python and even more free resources...
I have always thought of Java as a way of coding and an ecosystem, not just a language
and virtual machine. When you code in Java you are part of a mature culture with
amazing tools and expertise. When I joined the webOS team nearly two years ago I
knew HTML and CSS very well, but very little JavaScript. Over time I...
Microsensors and MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) are revolutionising the semiconductor industry. A microsystem or the so-called "system-on-a-chip" combines microelectronic circuitry with microsensors and microactuators. This emergent field has seen the development of applications ranging from the electronic nose and...
This second edition of Pharmaceutical Project Management is published one
decade after the first edition. What has changed over the past decade in drug
development? Actually, a lot. The move to outsourcing has intensified and the
successful management of relationships between sponsor and contractor is recognized
to be a...
Ubuntu is a complete, free operating system that emphasizes ease of use, community, and support while enhancing speed, power, and flexibility. It is designed for everyone from computer novices to experts.
This title serves a wide audience: novices who just want to test the waters and give Ubuntu a try,...
I’m fascinated by how much we are influenced by the media and
indeed how much they make us think we are in control of our own
decisions. Are we really in control though? I’m not so sure because
despite being a media savvy species, there are subliminal forces at
work affecting our moods, buying habits and emotions....
Nature has solved its most complicated problem, the creation, variation, and improvement
of living organisms, in a simple and efficient manner. Starting from primitive forms in
earth history, mutation and crossover produced variations that had to struggle for their
existence and to compete with their ancestors and genetically...
This training kit is designed for enterprise administrators who have several years’ experience
managing the overall IT environment and architecture of medium to large organizations
and who plan to take the Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional
(MCITP) 70-647 exam. As an enterprise...
This Rapid Review is designed to help you assess—and complete—your readiness
for MCTS exam 70-662: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuring. The Rapid
Review series is intended for exam candidates who already have a solid grasp on the
exam objectives through a combination of experience, skills, and...
It has been two decades since environmental science, environmental engineering,
and environmental consulting took root as major disciplines and professions
throughout the developed world. The learning curve has been steep as it relates
to the previously unrecognized physics of contaminant transport. Today those
principles are...
SEEING THE UNSEEN. GEOPHYSICS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHAEOLOGY is a collection of papers presented at the advanced XV International Summer School in Archaeology ‘Geophysics for Landscape Archaeology’ (Grosseto, Italy, 10-18 July 2006). Bringing together the experience of some of the world’s greatest experts in the field of...
The Safety-critical Systems Symposium (SSS), held each February for seventeen
consecutive years, offers a full-day tutorial followed by two days of presentations
of papers. This book of Proceedings contains all the papers presented at SSS’09.
The first paper accompanies the tutorial, which addresses one of the...
